Many of these ideas are not gaining popularity fast enough. We have heard of bamboo being a very sustainable wood. Hemp is easily grow but outlawed in the USA. Kenaf paper made from a fast-growing hibiscus plant. Last but not least... recycled paper products...
Hemp is softer than cotton. It grows fast and needs little pesticides. Very strong plant and material that is stronger, yet softer, more absorbent; and mildew resistant. A little room can yield 4 times more than a old growth trees produce. 3 to 8 tons of fibers per acre. Uses less chemicals when being processed meaning less pollution!
Plus hemp is great for our bodies too. Oil made from hemp is lower in saturated fats and high in the good fats. It also is said to have a rare nutrient; gamma linoleic acid (GLA), found in breast milk.... It feels like cotton when woven into cloth. Plus is it stronger and grows softer with use and washing. It would get rid of 50% of the chemicals used with cotton, the pesticides, chemicals used in processing and bleaching
Why is it still illegal in the USA? Our fore fathers grew hemp! Because pot and hemp are in the same gene pool. hemp has very little THC the stuff that makes marijuana illegal. If there were to have hemp farms they couldn't hide it in the fields for marijuana plants need more space between rows and plants then the hemp. Plus if you did try to get "high" from hemp you will find out that it would be like taking a dose and a half of a high fiber laxative. Giggles... I could see some pre-teens thinking that they might like to try that out, and finding the "uncool" side effect!!
Kenaf reaches 12-18 feet in 150 days, a fast growing plant. Old growth trees take around 17 years.150 days verses 17 years.... humm no brainer! Plus another hign yeilding crop where they can produce 5-10 tons of dry fiber per acre. PLUS use less chemicals, heat and the paper can be bleached with household hydrogen peroxide. I think the only problem with this plant is it is grown in South Africa. It will have to be shipped, but it could be great for that area economy! Many books and companies are now using the kenaf paper like big box companies for catalogs. A few eco-friendly authors are using the paper for their books.
I also find it so funny that eco-friendly websites and magazines know this stuff but the business in control don't.... We need to think about the effects our consumption does to the environment.
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