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  1. #Banana yields fruit only once, afterwards the whole tree has to be discarded. It creates a lot of waste without #upcycling e.g. into #BananaFibre, one of the most absorbent #fibres available.

    Current innovations aim to use this fibre for #textile (jeans), but it could be used for so much more, e.g. producing #biodegradable and #compostable #SanitaryPads.

    An interview with Kristin Kagetsu, co-founder of Saathi, pioneering this #sustainable #PlasticFree product.(15 min)

    www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/sho