Can Bamboo Replace Paper And Plastic? And Should It? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

With bamboo-based products on the rise, we wanted to see how they compared to their plastic and paper counterparts. We went to Taiwan and China for a behind-the-scenes look at how bamboo is turned into cups, lunchboxes, toilet paper, and cutlery — and figured out which of these products have the biggest impact on our environment.

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00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Historic Uses Of Bamboo
00:58 - Rising Demand For Bamboo
01:18 - How Bamboo Bioplastic Is Made
04:37 - Environmental Impact Of Bamboo Bioplastic
06:04 - Possible Safety Risks Of Some Bamboo Plastics
06:46 - Bamboo Products Vs. Paper Products
07:13 - How Bamboo Toilet Paper Is Made
08:14 - Problems With Conventional Toilet Paper
09:06 - The Most Environmentally Friendly Toilet Paper
10:12 - Can Bamboo Products Compete?
11:29 - Credits

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Can Bamboo Replace Paper And Plastic? And Should It? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

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