How Banana Waste Is Turned Into Rugs, Fabric, And Hair Extensions | World Wide Waste
- Posted on 20 February, 2021
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The African country of Uganda is one of the world’s largest consumers of bananas. But for every ton of the fruit, plantations leave behind two tons of refuse. TexFad transforms them into tough fiber that can be woven into rugs, place mats, and even hair extensions.
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How Banana Waste Is Turned Into Rugs, Fabric, And Hair Extensions | World Wide Waste
Bananas are one of the world's most wasteful crops, and these giant stems are a part of the problem. Farmers typically burn them, but that pollutes the air. So instead, one company in uganda has figured out how to pulverize them into fiber to make rugs placemats even hair extensions. So could bananas become a green alternative to cotton or silk? We visited the headquarters of texfad in the outskirts of kampala to find out every banana stem only fruits once in its lifetime, before it rots or catches a virus and for every ton of fruit plantations, produce two tons of debris, but in those mounds of refuse kimani Maturi saw potential, he founded texfad in 2013, after discovering his love for hand weaving in college. I cannot finish using the waste that is out there. It'S too much. First workers cut the stems into celery, shaped chunks and leave them out to dry in the sun. Then they feed those strands into an extractor like this one. This is a crucial step and the only part of the process that requires machinery and it's not cheap. This unit costs anywhere from one thousand dollars for a used one to ten thousand dollars brand new. That price presents an obstacle for expanding this business. The rest of the work is done by hand the extracted fibers dry again until they feel like a silky yarn, but one that is as strong as rope. At this point, it's also ideal for dying. The final stop is the weaving shed where the making of household goods and handicrafts begins. Some of the designs on these rugs are inspired by traditional east african patterns. Other products are custom made for clients. It can take up to a month to weave a rug. The price varies, but many start at around five hundred dollars. Texfad employs 23 people and even offers an internship program for students, the problem that we have here in our country. We study we get our degrees, but we don't have opportunities. Esther inibiona has been at the company for about a year. She started as an intern and is now one of the main weavers. Well i like the people i work with is because they are motivating they help. There are different groups of people around. It'S a very good thing because you interact with people of all ages. Banana textiles have been around for centuries in countries like the philippines, nepal and japan. But texfad is one of the first companies to bring it to uganda and the potential is huge because the country produces more bananas than any other in east africa about 9 million tons every year. That'S about 5 tons of fruit for every person in uganda. I will never get worried that i won't have materials tomorrow as long as we ugandans are eating bananas on a daily basis and while kimani's business has grown over the past eight years, it isn't enough to make a dent in the 30 billion dollar global banana industry. Environmentalists say that composting the stems into fertilizers would be a more immediate solution, it prevents dehydration, it prevents deforestation and it gets a richer soil and richest oil is a more healthy banana. Many farms do that, but chopping. The stems requires tough manual labor. So, for most farmers in uganda, getting rid of them is easier and faster. Still, these kinds of textiles are biodegradable and are a more sustainable alternative to other popular fabrics. Banana fiber absorbs dyes better than cotton, which means it needs less water and less land to produce, but the special equipment and expertise hold back this method from becoming more widespread. It could spread over the world if more machines are found and developed that actually makes such thin material that you can use it for the clothing industry, because currently it's quite hard to do so and not a lot of machines have been developed or it's costly, still. Kamani dreams, big, even during a pandemic, i'm just imagining. If there was no coffee, i think we would be a little further than we are today and he's always innovating. There is no rocket science in what we are doing here. No, even people who come to land here they don't take much time to to land, but this is just the beginning. I can tell you that banana fiber is the next fiber. The next fiber in terms of sustainable. The fibers for fashions are not just for fashions. For everything you
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Kristine Kay C.: Business Insider, you should ask for the contact details or online page/shop of the products you feature. This way, it helps the businesses flourish amidst this pandemic.
S. Annalese: I just graduated with my undergraduate degree and this hit hard: “We study. We get our degree but we don’t have opportunities”
Satish K.M: In India, specifically South India we don't waste any part of the banana We eat the fruit We make salads and curry out of stems We use the leaves to eat food like plates We use raw bananas to make chips
Sai Kulkarni: The first gift that my dad ever got for my mom is a beautiful Sari made from 100% banana fibers. It is still so rich and beautiful to this day. Its been 23 years
Devika Kaul: This should be encouraged in every country producing bananas
Alexis King: I would love to support them and buy something from them
Looks By Naheemah: Absolutely love this. Will definitely be buying something from this company when I travel to Uganda
Sir Morally Incorrect: Kimani Muturi is nothing short of a legend. People like him, using things that are considered waste and putting them to good use are just amazing in my eyes. "One man's trash is another man's treasure."
strayiggyTV: It makes sense. If you ever cut banana stems you know they're incredibly fiberous.
taeil of nct dream: the patterns look so gorgeous. the fact that it was made like that by one person makes it even more gorgeous.
Kei's Adventures: First lotus silk, now Banana fiber cloth ♡ Loving all these ideas popping up all around the globe.
Stevie Sosa: This is Amazing! Uganda as a country is a force to be reckoned with. The older I get the more I understand that global warming is completely preventable and reversible. There's no excuse.
Djinn: the outcome looks very expensive, this needs lots of patience and hardwork, hoping the workers get well compensation, too
Gail Tehiwi: You Are so right and I can see your business going Global, what a brilliant idea and I just love your weaving and the patterns are beautiful, if I was able to come there to your Country to learn I would, such a wonderful idea, I wish you luck for the future because I know your small business we do well, Bless you all.
Meyre Nogueira: Maravilhoso !!! ❤❣❤
손 봉: What a great idea it is! Waste recycling is one of the most important environmental concepts. Thank you for introducing this to more people, and hopefully they will can more attention and help.
Sheeza Riaz: I appreciate your efforts to provide us content based on quality & I am in love with these people they're diligent as well as focused. ❤️
Eijnar Schriller: Bruhh $500 ....if Gucci slaps their logo in it, they would price this up to $10,000
Neonika Maheshwari: This is channel is so helpful you get to learn so many things
Aarthy Sivaprakash: Such an underrated work
Erika D: Wow, this is amazing! Such a smart way to get rid of waste. I hope the founder can expand the business
Kimberly Bryant: That is so awesome. Thank you for posting. Would love to get one of the rugs. Blessings always
Knightshade : Most locals here in the Philippines and the rest of south east asia. Use banana stem for textile, pigfood, or BBq stand... the leaves are used as kitchen uttensils and disposable packaging, the heart can be eaten including the peel and shoot ...the peel is used for polishing shoes... the rest became fertilizer........ sicnce my island is one of the top exporters of banana in asia, i can buy almost 10kilos of banana with less than a dollar... aside from that their are plenty of banana variety to choose from my favorite is ‘sabah’, but i dont like mono culture cavendish banana many plantations here are in peril because of banana deseases....
Em M: Kimani Muturi?; Waoh; sounds Kenyan! May God keep expanding your boundaries! Great Work...
Bethany Ephraim: I'm seeing how banana plants being turned into usable items. I am so impressed at what you guys are doing. May you be blessed for all your hard work of turning waste plants into beautiful useful items. Where can I buy your items, please give the links - Thank you and blessings!!
Wild Flower: This is so awesome. I love this. Where does one buy the products? I’d like to purchase a few things.
Call me Lady: I love to have one of these rugs at home. So beautiful and sustainable❤ It also create works for the locals which is pro-economic
An.S: This is beautiful. Bless these people and their beautiful and innovative work :)
acsa vado: this is so cool, I hope the best for this business and these people
Raluca Badiu: Sow beautiful the work you are doing!Blessings from Madrid! I'm really happy for you!!
Sss: Beautiful. We need to find more ways to support these small businesses especially here in the US which unfortunately commissions the largest amount of unsustainable clothing worldwide
Maribel Juarez: I love how something that was seen as waste is being used to create various products.
KHRN2014: Bless them! This warms my heart! Thank you for posting!
Guru R G: These are called innovations and these should be encouraged. Loved what he is doing
lysia: stems are given to cows here... wow I never knew it was a waste. This is a brilliant idea wow
x_x: we use literally every part of a banana tree in my place ... stems are used to make vazha pindi thoran , we usually use banana leaves as plates , we make koombu thoran with the flower , we use peels of banana fruit as composite , we make thoran and chips with raw banana and we eat ripe bananas with puttu aka steam cakes ❤️
yonathan rakau: We just need to gather more engineers for this one we might could finally put an end of the main source of micro plastic, the polyester
Just Wondering: How amazing and brilliant I hope and pray that this gentleman will be able to keep his business for himself and his family and for those that he wants to bless.. AND THAT THOSE THAT WE DON'T SEE IT AND TRY TO STEAL IT...
lucy maria: Otimo !!! Gerando EMPREGO, RENDA e DIGNIDADE ao POVO
Madelaine Petrin: It's quite beautiful! I wouldn't mind having this in my house.
Imsuna Song: This is as.good as it gets. Wonderful story. Beautiful!!
Mapuana Kupuna: The planet must move in these directions if we want to survive & thrive! YES, BANANA FIBER CLOTHES FOR EVERYONE!!
Monique Van de Plas: This man is an inspiration and Honest to God if I was rich and he needed my support, I would buy all his machines for him. I get composting is good. I do it myself but I like that this material is natural and takes to dyes faster than cotton.
Marius M: This is an amazing story and terrific motivated Entrepreneur ...
Efrain Flores: I love these kinds of stories, innovating think. Great for them. I only hope they get to keep all the money.
naly202: Business Insider is easily one of the most inspiring channels on youtube.
Roopa: Beautiful rugs! Eco friendly too, wish you super success Ted axe
Cat Cuteness Pawever: So many smart sustainable business ideas are coming out of Africa. This channel is how I get some of my news now.
Babeena_Gt _: This is so awesome. I was wondering what my rug from Uganda was made from.
Charlotte Beauvoisin: This is superb! Environmentally friendly, creating jobs and incomes - win win!
HindsightPOV: That’s using your noggin. Love it when people are creative.
S. Muysers: All I can say is Incredible
esther Kaki: This is so beautiful
Rena Renatah: This is so beautiful keep it on
Sadra Hashempour: their English is so good
Taylor S: This is amazing!
Lonna Proctor: This is phenomenal!!!
asoke chakraborty: very encouraging! We need more innovative ideas like this to make the earth livable.
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Alyce: This is very beautiful, Kimani you choosed the best place to start these business. Tunakutakia kila la heri.
Aqua Mina: Innovation at its best!
soly tasi: It’s great and what beautiful pieces
Pavan Joshi: In fact, in India we have started making apparel fabric. I bought a couple of them last month for my wife. Its so soft and shiny. I absolutely loved them.
Favour: This is really awesome.. I love the mats
Janie Clement: Beautiful work was displayed in the video!
foodie foodie: a man with a great vision, God bless you
beowulf555: Wow. It’s amazing these guys actually just found out the uses of Banana plant and are surprised that civilizations across the world have been using nature for several purposes. What world do you come from business insider?!!
hahaimabitch1: Hemp and banana, I'm on board for this shift.
H: Such creative, resourceful people who are making a difference. I will check this out and maybe buy some products if that's possible (I'm in the US).
Marwa S: I love bananas too but recently changed to eating green ones vs riped ones as they have more fibre and way less sugar than riped ones! But pretty cool how you can use remainder of stem to create more items!
Patty Park: I love nerdologists! They are awesome people! Teamwork!
Runa VK: He's really changing the world and we need more ppl like hiiimmm
Helen Keller: This young weaver lady with shaved head is just stunningly beautiful!
Be Happy: Such a beautiful rug!
love melody: Beautiful.. very impressive
Deanna Johnson: That's beautiful. We can use all of God's creation without waste.
R Mont: “Is that that new Brazilian hair in your head” “Nah that’s the new banana extravagant” They about to put a lot of ppl out of business. All the bananas in the grocery store finna be gone after this.
life lit: this is beautiful! more sustainable materials! lets go all sustainable actually lol. and price your rugs higher, this is beautiful.
seaweed: The core of the stem is soft and actually edible.... It's just the outer skin that's hard and fibrous.... It's quite surprising that they just compost it or let it rot away
jijsta: Beautiful ❤️
Rose H: im so glad he wants to make banana fiber more global!! its a great idea
Ronald Ruiz Jr: You show me the inside of that machine and tell me what it actually does and I'll make you more cost effective one
monicalouise79: Wish they left a link to their business I would order online. I LOVE THOSE RUGS!!
ЛадаДарю / LadaDaryu: It is very beautiful what they do in every way!!!!!!! Love you guys who makes like this!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fernando Ramos: 2010s, the time of ecofriendly innovation!
Amazing Jove: Wow! This is amazing! Salute!
Ashish Sahoo: Now Gucci and Escada will come buy these goods for some $100 and sell the same for $10000.
pamela mckenzie: what a great idea lovely rugs
GoMhaaad: Man, I want games that have crafting in them to start making "Banana Fiber" a crafting material. FFXIV. Gather "Banana Log" > craft it into "Banana Fiber" > Craft it into "Banana Yarn" > Craft it into "Banana Cloth".
Christopher Reed: One day, I’m going to help out with this. I’m glad I came across this video.
urickosa: Thank you Lord Jesus for your natural resources within our environment. Provide divine helpful to invest so the people will benefit from your goodness in Jesus Mighty Name Amen . Well done sir, and more Grace upon you and your team.
Financial Shinanigan: Love seeing unique ways wastes are dealt with
Lakayskeys Vlogs: Amazing proud here from Philippines ❤
Yellow Belle: Yes, always be hopeful and dream big
Norman Peters: Love these creative ideas.
Betsie Marais: Wonderful work Sir! May your dreams come true. Just keep on trying and working hard! Advertise your products on the internet if possible!!
Aisha Namala: Very impressive work!
mariechanel tolosa: This is amazing, beautiful creation, lets patronize the product
Shola King: How ingenious ✨
Zerane Benyelle: WOOOOOOOW! I am impressed. Way to go good people!