You may have just found out the “truth” about paper cups and straws—some are actually embedded with plastic because paper by itself is not durable enough especially with water—and are probably ...

“Paper” cups often contain plastic to make them water resistant. This means many products that are mostly paper still contribute to global plastic pollution. But a new product uses pineapple leaves to ...

"Pinyapel" is a Pinoy paper product made from discarded pineapple leaves and it just won the D&AD Future Impact Awards for Environment and Sustainability in New York City. With the help of Department ...

The Nut Bench is fun, colorful and made from pineapple paper to boot! Bangkok-based Yothaka International creates hand-woven, modern Asian designs using local natural fibrous materials available in ...

MANILA,Philippines — The Philippine-made Pinyapel, a specialty paper made from discarded pineapple leaves being developed as an alternative to single-use plastic food packaging, bagged a Wood Pencil ...

Pineapples are huge local commodities with plantations found all over the country. Over 706,046 metric tons of pineapples were produced in the fourth quarter of 2018, and with those millions of ...

Pineapple leaves, once discarded as agricultural waste, have found a new identity as they are being used as a key resource in sustainable craftsmanship. In the past, after pineapples were harvested, ...