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Banana Stem Fibre Bags
from Etikoppaka
Hand-made paper and textile dyeing
 
Classification
of Banana Plant
What are banana stem fibre bags?
After the fruit is harvested, the banana trunk is cut into slices manually.
The slices are put in a depither - the pith is separated from the fibre.
The pith has high quantities of lignin which is taken into a compost pit.
The fibre is thoroughly washed and put in a beater, adding adequate water.
The sizing material is added in the beater just before the completion of beating.
After beating, a filler is added.
Then water is added to the pulp and the pulp is laid out into sheets.
The sizing material and the filler are natural non-toxic organic products.
The bag handles are made of sisal fibre. The colours used for the bags are also eco-friendly.
The bags are totally eco-friendly and completely biodegradable.
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