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Bamboo's advantages
bamboo production brings. Agricultural efficiency is easily its largest benefit. Since bamboos are the fastest growing woody plants in the world, the crop can be replenished quickly. Furthermore, bamboo is self-regenerating, which means that after the stalk has been cut, it rapidly regrows from the remaining rootstock. As long as bamboo is grown in its native habitat, its impact on local ecosystems is minimal compared to the destructive foresting practices of timber production.
Most bamboo comes from China
. Currently 80% of the world?s bamboo production comes from China - Read More
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Bamboo has many uses
Due to its many benefits, bamboo has been touted as an environmental miracle crop. It?s a significant carbon sink, it grows fast, is more termite-resistant than timber, and can be used for everything from food to clothing material to scaffolding for building construction. - Read More
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Eyewear made from recycled materials
Eyewear made from recycled metal, recycled palstic or bamboos
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Topics : Recycling
Some stuff about bamboo
Bamboo grows with astonishing speed - up to 12 inches per day, making it one of the most renewable resources in building and product design
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Topics : Forestry
Biopolymer of PBS and bamboo fiber for auto interiors
One more addition to the Japanese green auto initiatives is the joint research of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. with Aichi Industrial Technology Institute to develop a biopolymer of polybutylene succinate (PBS) and bamboo fiber for auto interiors. PBS is made from 1,4-butanediol (a petrochemical) and succinic acid (a product of fermenting sugar cane or corn). The fiber-reinforced material is said to provide greater rigidity and strength. - Read More
Bamboo is a gr8 sustainable fiber
Bamboo is a great sustainable fiber which can be used for just about anything. We're talking about underwear, laptops, car door interiors, and car exterior body panels... okay, wait just a darn minute here. If the above video of the “BamGoo” car designed from the students at Kyoto University is anything of what we can expect to see from a bamboo reinforced vehicle exterior - Read More
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Topics : Biology
Bamboo is a gr8 sustainable fiber
Bamboo is a great sustainable fiber which can be used for just about anything. We're talking about underwear, laptops, car door interiors, and car exterior body panels... okay, wait just a darn minute here. If the above video of the “BamGoo” car designed from the students at Kyoto University is anything of what we can expect to see from a bamboo reinforced vehicle exterior - Read More
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Topics : Biology
Indian Power Plant to be Run on Rice Husks and Bamboo Dust
In Assam, India they are planning to build a 16 megawatt power plant that will be fuelled by rice husks from food production (pics), and bamboo dust waste from paper fibre mills. India is said to the world’s second largest producer of bamboo, after China, and these power plants are expected to be amongst of the first to utilise bamboo for fuel. - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy