Japanese elementary school students use rotten vegetables
Making paper with flavor
“Igarashi Paper”
is a Japanese washi paper
Igarashi Paper is a famous Japanese washi paper company with a century-old history.
The son of the owner’s family has been taught
Since the fourth grade of elementary school
He has been studying the use of fruits and vegetables to make paper.
Grapes, okra, onions, ginger, carrots
ginger, carrots ……
He has experimented with all kinds of vegetables.
He has compiled a thick notebook of information.
The notes are neatly arranged with
The paper he made from various foods.
He included photos of the fibers that corresponded to each paper,
and wrote down the strength and ease of writing tests.
Even after a few years, the
He also adds a record of whether the taste has changed.
The paper made from different fruits and vegetables
The paper made from different fruits and vegetables will have different colors and flavors.
For example, the paper made from chili peppers
Really can be “hot eyes”!
According to the Ministry of the Environment of Japan announced that
Japan every year, there are about
6.21 million tons of waste food in Japan every year.
Among them are a large number of fruits and vegetables.
In order to reduce this food waste.
Dad created a brand for him
brand “Food Paper”.
and a lot of families and restaurants to cooperate
The discarded vegetables are used to make paper.
Depending on the toughness of the
These papers can also be made into
paper bowls, satchels and notebooks.
to achieve an environmentally sustainable lifestyle.
Japanese housewives
use discarded fruits and vegetables
to make crayons that can be eaten
In Japan
there is a very special kind of crayon that
It is made from recycled discarded fruits and vegetables.
It was born in Aomori Prefecture, a major agricultural prefecture in Japan.
–Aomori Prefecture.
Every year, a lot of agricultural products are produced here.
At the same time, a lot of food waste is thrown away.
This includes fruits and vegetables that do not look good or are partially damaged.
and the parts that are cut for sale.
At one point, Shoko Kimura discovered that
My daughter had eaten a lot of crayons when she was drawing.
So she thought.
If we could use these discarded fruits and vegetables
I wish I could make crayons from these discarded fruits and vegetables that I wouldn’t have to worry about eating!
She tried to grind the fruits and vegetables into a fine powder.
Then she added rice bran oil and dried it.
The crayons made in this way
not only has the color of fruits and vegetables
It also has the natural aroma of food.
Shoko Kimura named it “Wild Vegetable Crayon”.
Unlike ordinary crayons
It is not distinguished by color, but
Instead, they are named after the original ingredients.
Yam, pumpkin, green onion, tomato ……
According to the different seasonal fruits and vegetables.
She also introduced different color palettes, for example, autumn is rich in pumpkin, chestnut.
For example, in autumn, pumpkins and chestnuts are abundant.
For example, if pumpkin and chestnut are in abundance in autumn, their colors will appear in the crayons.
The crayons have been well received since they were launched.
Children can use the crayons to doodle and
The children can use the crayons to doodle and learn about different fruits and vegetables at the same time.
It ensures the health and safety of children.
and also helps them to develop a sense of cherishing food and
The product has been well received.
Japanese commercial company
Using waste food
Extracting fabric dyes
Founded in 1841, Toshima Corporation
headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
is a well-known textile specialty trading company in the Japanese industry.
Textile products cannot be made without fabric dyeing.
Usually, chemical dyeing techniques are used.
Food itself contains a rich color palette.
Could we use waste food to extract dyes for dyeing fabrics?
Toshima had this idea.
In 2016, they joined forces with a number of food companies
They launched a project called “Food Textiles,” which
A new trend was created across the industry.
The food companies offered waste fruits and vegetables that could not be sold on the market
to Toshima.
Toshima then joined with a professional dye manufacturer
Toshima then works with a professional dye manufacturer to extract dyes from waste fruits and vegetables for fabric dyeing.
A total of about 50 types of waste fruits and vegetables have been used, and
A total of about 500 different dyes have been extracted.
In order to keep the fabric from fading
Toshima Company adds a minimum of about 10% of chemical dyes to the dyeing process
Toshima adds a minimum of about 10% of chemical dyes.
The textiles are then developed by downstream companies
develop various products for the market.
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