What do you know about bamboo, besides being the daily diet of pandas? It turns out, bamboo has so many uses in the lives of humans, too.
For one, bamboo root plays an important role in ecology and is responsible for the prevention of erosion and water filtration. At the same time, bamboo has been used to fulfil the need of industrial demand as the substitution of wood since bamboo can be harvested in a shorter period, around 4 to 5 years, compared to the other types of wood that take at least 8 years. Then you may be wondering — how can we balance these two functions of bamboo plants, right?
Gumi Bamboo and Their Responsible Production
Gumi Bamboo, as a social entreprise based in Lombok — which produces various products such as cutlery, straw, stationery set, mug, and toothbrush from bamboo — is mindful about what they take and give to the environment, therefore they always value responsible production. As they harvest, they feel obligated for replanting bamboo in the forest so in this way they can create responsible production. They realize that natural resources have their limit, this fact also makes them limit their amount of production and make the best use of the time in this pandemic to revise their supply chain.
Bamboo has more than one species
Do you know that bamboos actually have many species? In fact, Gumi Bamboo uses various species to make their products. One of the types that they use is the Gigantochloa apus or known as bambu tali. Empowered local Lombok women use this production material to make cutlery as it has stronger properties and lighter in terms of color that make the products more appealing.
Interesting, right? The good news is, Gumi Bamboo will share how their traditional production can contribute to the environment next week and they are so thrilled to invite you to join their event and support their mission!
The Role of Traditional Practices in Minimizing Waste
🗓 Wednesday, September 23, 2020
🕑 14.00 - 15.30 WIB
📱LIVE streamed on @america social media channels:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atamerica
Twitter: https://twitter.com/atamerica via Periscope
Instagram LIVE: https://www.instagram.com/atamerica/
Do not forget to mark your calendar and join their mission to create sustainable and responsible production and consumption! If you are interested in Gumi Bamboo's mission, you can also support Gumi Bamboo and other social enterprises from YCSE Academy 2.0 by @america through completing the Program below. By completing this Program, you will have donated Rp50.000 to their social missions!
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