Can someone tell me why this plant leave spicies does not biodegrade as fast as other plant species.
Growing up in Ibadan there was always complaints and public service announcements against the use of this leave to package food by local food sellers as the leaves block gutters and storm drains.
This leave is used to package a variety of foods including moi moi, eko, iyan, amala, eba the list go on. So now plastic is the normal.
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great post, lovely picture.
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Thank you
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welcome
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Leaves with a higher fibre content will not degrade quickly, nor will those that have lower water content!
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Thank you
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Surely that is a plastic leaf made to look like a proper leaf that is not plastic.
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It is not plastic it is a real leaf. It is widely used to wrap food in South West Nigeria.
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I have also seen them used in the Eastern region at Onne and Port Harcourt.
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Totally. It is also used in the Cross River area by the Calabars
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