Made from sustainable, renewable Bamboo fibre. Plantation grown, pesticide & fertilizer free, biodegradable. Not from a food source plantation. Bag size: 365 x 420mm Conference bag with long handles. Colour: natural. The bamboo fabric has a 'raw' feel rather than a 'silky' feel as it is made from spunbond Bamboo fibre and not the more damaging (in its production) rayon fibre.
Botanically categorized as a grass, bamboo is probably one of the world’s most sustainable fibre resources. It is the fastest growing woody grass and can grow up to nearly a metre a day under ideal conditions. Unlike trees, all bamboo have the potential to grow to full size in a single growing season of about 4 months. Bamboo reaches maturity quickly and is ready for harvesting in about 3-7 years.
Bamboo does not require replanting after harvesting because its vast root/rhizome network continually sprouts new shoots, pulling in sunlight and greenhouse gases and converting them to new green growth - without the need for chemicals. This saves bamboo plantations from the pesticides and fertilizers used for tree forestry and reduces the amount of mechanised work required to maintain the plantations.