Banana leaves: an a-peeling plastic alternative Posted on 1 April 2019 Tags:Environment, plastic alternative A supermarket in Thailand is making waves for using an innovative alternative to plastic packaging: banana leaves. Perfect Homes Chiang Mai in Thailand is using discarded banana leaves as packaging for loose grocery items such as fruit and vegetables. The banana leaves are used to package items like cucumbers, lettuce leaves, chili peppers, and more. According to Metro, the leaves are then secured with a biodegradable piece of bamboo twist ties. Read: India’s dissolvable bio-plastic bag. Plastic who? LOOK: Instead of plastic bags, vegetables in Thailand are wrapped in banana leaves! 📷 Vomad pic.twitter.com/pG1uuNp7EB — Tagani (@TaganiPH) March 23, 2019 The packaging, however, is not 100% biodegradable – there are still plastic labels stuck onto the items as well as bits of clear plastic. There is optimism, though, that Rimping will continue to improve on this packaging. The use of sustainable, biodegradable packaging is a move in the right direction to reduce reliance on single-use plastics. Also read:10 tips for living with less plastic. Image source: Twitter @TaganiPH Related Posts Buildings, roads and homes flood as severe weather hits KZN 18 May 2023 Good news from the brink of extinction in Volcanoes National Park 11 May 2023 Photojournalist Graeme Green went to Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park to document the recently opened campus... read more Curiosity skilled the cat 5 May 2023 A member of The Explorer’s Club and founder of Curiosity Company, Francois Malherbe uses tracking... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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