Banana paper is used in two different senses: one refers to a paper made from the bark of the banana plant and which is mainly used for artistic purposes; the other to paper made from banana fiber obtained, through an industrial process, from stems and the non-utilizable fruits. This paper can be either hand or machine made.
The banana agricultural industry processes 42 million tons of bananas every year (with 20,000 square kilometres planted. As a result of pulling apart the banana bunches from the main stem, there are leftover stems which contain 5% of fiber useful for the manufacture of paper.
Once the mill process has begun, the collected paper is thrown into the pulper along with water.The two are squashed and churned until the paper dissolves into the water.The process is called pulping and produces what is called the vehicle which means it is the base fiber in the paper for the agro-industrial fiber to be added.
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Banana plant paper.
The banana agricultural industry processes 42 million tons of bananas every year (with 20,000 square kilometres planted. As a result of pulling apart the banana bunches from the main stem, there are leftover stems which contain 5% of fiber useful for the manufacture of paper.
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How Banana Paper is Made
Step 1: Gathering the Raw Materials
As it has already been described, the paper at Costa Rica Natural is composed of both 100% recycled post-consumer paper and agro-industrial waste, gathered by a special collector team.The post consumer paper is obtained from offices, tetra pack containers, magazines and newspapers, sending it back to the mill.The team then goes to collect the agricultural waste from banana, coffee, lemon, mango, and tobacco plantations.
As it has already been described, the paper at Costa Rica Natural is composed of both 100% recycled post-consumer paper and agro-industrial waste, gathered by a special collector team.The post consumer paper is obtained from offices, tetra pack containers, magazines and newspapers, sending it back to the mill.The team then goes to collect the agricultural waste from banana, coffee, lemon, mango, and tobacco plantations.
Step 2: Preparing the Agricultural Fiber
The scraps from the trees and left over fruits are first ground down until they resemble sawdust, turning into pure agro-industrial fibers.The fiber is washed to remove natural resins that would cause unnecessary binding, possibly fouling the machines, and taking away from the integrity of the paper.
Step 3: Preparing the Post-Consumer FiberThe scraps from the trees and left over fruits are first ground down until they resemble sawdust, turning into pure agro-industrial fibers.The fiber is washed to remove natural resins that would cause unnecessary binding, possibly fouling the machines, and taking away from the integrity of the paper.
Once the mill process has begun, the collected paper is thrown into the pulper along with water.The two are squashed and churned until the paper dissolves into the water.The process is called pulping and produces what is called the vehicle which means it is the base fiber in the paper for the agro-industrial fiber to be added.
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