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TexFad, the Ugandan startup that uses bananas for carpets, fabrics and hair extensions
Banana is one of the most important commercial tropical fruits sold. In addition to fruit, banana plants also produce giant stems as tall as a person that will never grow back. After harvesting, banana stems are usually discarded as waste.
TexFad, the Ugandan startup
TexFad, a Ugandan company , is turning these banana pseudo stems and other waste materials into high-quality sustainable textile products . The startup, founded by Kimani Muturi , extracts fiber from parts of ba Phone Number List nana trunks that can be used to produce eco-friendly products such as textiles, carpets, biodegradable hair extensions.
The banana trunks are first split in half with machetes and inserted into a cutter. The machine then transforms these trunks into long, leathery fibers that are hung on lines to dry before being processed and used to make high-quality, eco-friendly products.
TexFad, the Ugandan startup
Muturi explains that his company is experimenting with various uses of banana fibers, producing carpets and testing hair extension products on the market. »The hair extensions we are making are highly biodegradable,« he told Reuters. "After consuming them, our ladies will go and bury them in the ground and they will become fertilizer for their vegetables."
He believes the material could replace some synthetic fibers and be used to make paper products such as banknotes among a variety of possible applications. TexFad is currently researching ways to soften banana fibers so they can be used in making clothing.
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The company expects to produce , rugs by the end of It also plans to start exporting products to the US, UK and Canada in June.
TexFad is not the only company that uses banana waste to develop ecological products . Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have developed a novel method to convert banana plantation waste into biodegradable and recyclable packaging material.
Banana is one of the most important commercial tropical fruits sold. In addition to fruit, banana plants also produce giant stems as tall as a person that will never grow back. After harvesting, banana stems are usually discarded as waste.
TexFad, the Ugandan startup
TexFad, a Ugandan company , is turning these banana pseudo stems and other waste materials into high-quality sustainable textile products . The startup, founded by Kimani Muturi , extracts fiber from parts of ba Phone Number List nana trunks that can be used to produce eco-friendly products such as textiles, carpets, biodegradable hair extensions.
The banana trunks are first split in half with machetes and inserted into a cutter. The machine then transforms these trunks into long, leathery fibers that are hung on lines to dry before being processed and used to make high-quality, eco-friendly products.
TexFad, the Ugandan startup
Muturi explains that his company is experimenting with various uses of banana fibers, producing carpets and testing hair extension products on the market. »The hair extensions we are making are highly biodegradable,« he told Reuters. "After consuming them, our ladies will go and bury them in the ground and they will become fertilizer for their vegetables."
He believes the material could replace some synthetic fibers and be used to make paper products such as banknotes among a variety of possible applications. TexFad is currently researching ways to soften banana fibers so they can be used in making clothing.
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The company expects to produce , rugs by the end of It also plans to start exporting products to the US, UK and Canada in June.
TexFad is not the only company that uses banana waste to develop ecological products . Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have developed a novel method to convert banana plantation waste into biodegradable and recyclable packaging material.