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A company in Uganda is turning the waste from bananas into rugs, place mats, and baskets

Name: A company in Uganda is turning the waste from bananas into rugs, place mats, and baskets
Uploaded: 2021-02-22T00:20:14+05:30
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Description: A company in Uganda is turning the waste from bananas into rugs, place mats, and baskets Video

Jacqueline Baylon,Amelia KosciulekFeb 22, 2021, 00:27 IST

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Besides fruit, banana plants also produce giant stems as tall as a person that will never grow again.
These stems wind up making up a huge portion of the billion tons of waste agriculture produces each year.
TexFad, a Ugandan company, is turning this waste into fiber that can be used for home goods like rugs, place mats, and baskets.