I heard Bambo helps the environment...?
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I read something about that in Time Magnize. I think you are right! It takes a good amount of bamboo though.
All plants use CO2 and emit oxygen as part of their natural metabolism. Bamboo seems to use C02 more than average plant for the amount of space it takes up.
I've heard good things, It is a grass instead of a wood. it grows very quickly so it is a more renewable resource, unlike wood which it replaces. So more bamboo, use less use of wood more trees.
I did hear that because it has to be shipped from overseas that their is carbon used in shipping it, but how much carbon does a ship upon the ocean use compared to an airplane in the sky or a truck on the road. I don't suspect as much, comparatively.
Determining how environmentally friendly a product is is not usually very easy. The environmental balance for bamboo is certainly positive.
The ways in which it is grown and harvested are important environmental arguments. Every year the parent bamboo plant develops new stems, so the stems can be harvested after 5 years in a mature plantation without decreasing the size of the forest. Regular harvesting actually improves the bamboo's growing power. This way of working results in an even faster growth of new shoots and guarantees perfect quality for the following harvest. A large part of the Phyllostachys Pubescens reservoir is managed by farmers on plantations. The farmer marks his "ownership" and notes the year of origin on every new stem.
Bamboo is great a sequestering Co2. Bamboo minimizes CO2 gases and generates up to 35% more oxygen then equivalent stand of trees.
1 hectar of bamboo sequesters 62 tons of CO2/year
1 hectar of young forest sequesters 15 tons of CO2/year
I do however suggest that you get advice on which type of bamboo to grow should that be your intentions, as some types of bamboo can grow extremely irratically, and can spread across an area of garden extremely fast and with little control.
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yes
we are recomending it to Farmers as an alternatiove crop for coffee ,
it grows quick ,captures a lot of Carbon ,combats soil erosion ,and is a very good building material with many uses.
and can grow between trees
But there are thousands of species of bamboo
pick the right one for the right reason and purpose
Most of what was answered above is true:
Plants use carbon dioxide and produce oxygen - in effect they are air purifiers.
Bamboo is a grass, not a wood. Once cut, new bamboo can be completely regrown in 3-5 years.
Using bamboo decreases the need for old growth, mature trees.
Bamboo is very hard and durable and if well-constructed, can last many years.
The downside to bamboo is that it has a great embodied energy - meaning that the entire amount of energy to get the raw materials made into bamboo flooring or other products AND get it transported to the consumer's location can be high. This means if a factory in China is running 24 hours a day with standard incandescent light bulbs using electricity produced from a coal-burning power plant, those factors need to be considered in the bamboo product's embodied energy. The same goes for the packaging and transportation of the finished product or raw materials from China.
Unfortuately, there isn't much industrial bamboo growing in the US. Overall, it's a great green product, you just need to understand the whole picture before selecting or specifying a product. Thanks!
It's probably right, but there isn't too much of certain kinds left, and so I don't know... but all plants need CO2 to live... so I don't know. lol!
Indeed. All plants use up CO2 in order to make gluclose, which they use for food through the photosynthesis process. Bamboo in oarticular, uses much CO2 and is also decorative. And even better, it emits oxygen as well (but all plants do that too.) So actually yes, it is very good for the environment
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