fully biodegradable nonwoven packaging material and products from agricultural waste to reduce air pollution, and generate jobs for rural communities
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To feed silkworm farming industry in southern Vietnam, over 6000 hectares of trees are grown only to have leaves harvested and stems be pruned annually, discarded en masse and burnt along the country roads by farmers, affecting air quality in the area and releasing CO2.
The discarded tree stems have valuable fibers which our team Circular Design Vietnam can extract to make cellulose-based materials and products.
We will buy the discarded stems from farmers, hire low-income women working from home to remove the barks and extract raw fibers which we then process at our own facility. The water-absorbing and antimicrobial properties of bark fibers make it highly suitable for making biodegradable fiber-based hygiene products.
We aim to be the first in Vietnam to produce natural, antimicrobial, 100% biodegradable, environmentally and socially good (i.e. providing jobs for low-income women) fiber-based hygiene products, and we see a growing market in waste-to-value sustainable products around the world.
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