On the farm, bamboo-based film is replacing plastic film used for heat and water preservation. "As bamboo film is biodegradable, farmers no longer need to collect film waste in the field," Bai added.

Bamboo covers more than 50 million hectares worldwide, an area roughly the size of Spain, with the majority located in the ...

“Ignorance is bliss,” Addante said, sitting in the office of Caboo, a Vancouver company that makes and sells paper towels, tissues and toilet paper made from eco-friendly bamboo pulp.