One banana plant can yield fiber enough to make four shirts and two saris. It is a tradition to make victims of fire accidents lie down on banana leaf, and clothes make of this fiber would provide ...

"In the case of Pyratex Element 2, our banana agri-waste fiber is obtained from the waste ... to switch from buying synthetic materials to clothes made from biomaterials, which could significantly ...

In the case of Nuclée lamps, the “light bulb idea” evolved from traditional methods of using banana fiber ... have relied on the fiber to make their traditional clothing, bags and containers ...

Bangladesh, famous for its Dhaka Muslin, Mirpur Katan and Benaroshi, now has the "Kolaboti saree" -- made from the banana plant fibre in Bandarban -- to take pride in. The main artisan of this ...

Jorhat, Nov. 27: Barbie’s crowning glory, the envy of girls worldwide, could be in for an eco-friendly makeover. The North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) is working on a project to ...

The society follows a philosophy of avoiding all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or ... friendly innovation." Banana leather is made from the pseudo stem ...

Loomshake is a blend of cotton and banana fibre which is made by repurposing discarded resources. Credit: Interloop. The collaboration will see Interloop’s Loomshake blend of cotton, post-consumer ...

Embracing the banana fibres technology is one of ... million and Shs1.2 million every month by producing fibre yarn that can be used to make many products. “The benefits of the stem and ...

Called “Unpeeled,” it’s a range made from Interloop’s Loomshake yarn, a product spun from cotton and banana fiber. The assortment of men’s and women’s apparel pays tribute to the ...

the stem of the banana contains fibre that can be processed to make carpets, bags, hair extensions, clothes, sanitary pads, shoes, and various other household items and crafts. The products that ...

A decapitated banana plant is almost useless, an inconvenience to the farmer who must then uproot it and lay its dismembered parts as mulch. But can such stems somehow be returned to life?

Made from banana fibre and cotton cloth, these menstrual pads cost just one-tenth of the conventional ones, the company said. Health experts too now recommend cloth sanitary pads for a healthy ...