Pulp from pineapple plants - turning waste into paper

In Costa Rica, more than 4.5 million tonnes of pineapple plant residues are produced every year, which pose a major ecological and economic problem. This is because the plant residues are difficult to compost, which is why they are often dried with chemicals and burned, which, however, has a harmful effect on the environment.

eco:fibr takes the plant residues and produces an environmentally friendly pulp from them.

The extraction process does not use sulphurous chemicals or harmful organic solvents. When the pulp is bleached, no chlorine compounds are used, only oxygen-based bleaching.

The pulp is then dried and sold to paper mills, which use it to make speciality papers such as wall coverings, artists' papers or packaging.