The Art Garden

The ultimate sustainable packaging! We need more of this!

Vendors in Asia have come up with alternative packaging to eliminate the use of plastics by using baskets made from coconut fronds & banana leaf packaging.

The baskets (made entirely out of coconut fronds) are locally called ‘Sulingkat’. The fruit & veg wrapped in banana leaves also make the agricultural produce last longer since they keep the moisture in while blocking the heat.

In Southeast Asia, more than 75% of the material value of recyclable plastic is lost.
With only 18 to 28% of recyclable plastic recovered & recycled, most plastic packaging waste pollutes the environment, according to studies by the World Bank Group.

Using coconut & banana leaves are a great alternative to plastic as the leaves are large, thick & supple enough to be folded. This method significantly reduces the amount of plastic required.

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Photo sources/ Perfect Homes Chiangmai, Jan Darren Guiwan, Sunny Bee

Listen to the album today! Protect birds and the places they need.

Happy Earth Day! Easy invitation to create: Washi tape + nature finds 👌🏻🌱

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Happy Spring, my favorite season! 💛Spring Break 2022 kicks off for us this week and our weather is glorious. Here’s to slowing down this week, lazy days at home, and spending all day outdoors. 🌞🍃🌸

My students were wrapping up some belated Valentine art last week but it was also so they work for that too!

We used our book pages from the previous week and combined it with some Romero Britto bleeding tissue paper hearts, inspired by ❤️🧡💛💚💙