How?

Did you know that banana fruit only appears once in the same tree? When harvesting bananas, the old stems must be cut so that the next new fruit can grow. The cut stems will regenerate within a year and new bananas will grow.

Bananas are grown in about 125 countries around the world. One Planet Paper ® is made by adding waste paper and FSC ® Forest Certified Pulp at Japanese Washi Mill to the stalk fiber that is normally thrown away in the organic banana field in Zambia to produce high quality paper. Since banana farmers are the poorest people, selling both fruits and “waste” up to now will increase their income and support their lives.

Banana Paper – step-by-step

1.  ザンビア国内のバナナ農家から、オーガニックバナナの茎を買い取る
2. その茎から、紙の原料となるバナナ繊維を絞り、乾かす (バナナペーパー工場inアフリカ)
3.  計量、梱包し、日本（和紙の街・越前）へ発送
4. 越前和紙の工場で、バナナ繊維に古紙やFSC®森林認証のパルプと混ぜ合わせ抄造

和紙の風合いのある、美しい紙のできあがり。