How an Indian company is transforming palm leaves into tableware
CNN
India is slated to ban most single-used plastics starting in July 2022. Bollant Industries, which makes disposable products from fallen leaves and recycled paper, stands to gain from this move towards sustainability.
In the shade of the awning, customers eat standing up. They're perhaps unaware that the paper plates they're using are made of palm leaves.
The plates are produced by Bollant Industries, a local company that makes eco-friendly and disposable products and packaging from the fallen leaves of areca, a species of palm, as well as recycled paper.
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