Bamboo as a renewable resource
With a maximum of 91 centimeters per day, bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world. During harvesting, the roots remain intact and the bamboo grows back from the same shoot, it is a self-fertilizing plant. For use as a raw material, bamboo can be harvested within a few years. This is impressive when bamboo is compared to other renewable raw materials for paper production. For example, pine trees need 30 years and oaks even 80 years before they can be harvested.
Bamboo is free from pesticides and chemicals
Bamboo can be grown without pesticides, fertilizers or chemicals. This is due to the powerful, natural anti-fungal agent kun / kunh in bamboo. This agent protects the plant during growth and when making the primary fiber for paper. Bamboi® has consciously chosen to make 100% organic, unbleached rolls for our paper. As a result, Bamboi® is free from added chemicals and hypoallergenic.
Bamboo keeps the air clean
Bamboo is a powerful natural CO2 storage that keeps the air clean. Bamboo stores 35% more carbon and releases 35% more oxygen than trees. At the bottom line, each box of Bamboi saves 6.69 KG of CO2! A mature tree absorbs 21 KG of CO2 per year. Are you curious how paper products made from bamboo make a positive impact on the environment?
Bamboo Forests in China
In China, there are 208 different types of bamboo. The bamboo that Bamboi uses comes from Sichuan (China) and is fortunately not interesting for pandas at all. The species represents an area of 200,000 hectares. This equals 300,000 football fields. There is more than enough to use. And the more it is used, the better it is for the world! Due to bamboo's storage limit, the grass species must be harvested so that young shoots can absorb carbon again. We transform the harvested bamboo, full of stored CO2, into toilet rolls, keeping the carbon out of the air for as long as possible.
