Visual.lyThink a banana peel is only good for the trash? Guess again. Have you ever thought about where all those discarded peels end up? Yep, with the rest of the trash at the landfill, where they produce methane gas, a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide, as they rot. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, uneaten food accounts for 20% of methane emissions, which are a major contributor to global warming. Here’s a handy infographic with ideas on how you can help protect the peels!
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good information Paraclete. thanks.
Some people claim that you can make insulin from banana peels, but I haven’t looked into that myself.
Type 1 diabetics need to start making their own insulin now. I looked into how to make it from the pancreas of a goat (traditional source) and it’s not too complicated.
And I thought you threw banana peels,coconut husk, rice and such over the neighbors fence in his pile. So that he can grow more bananas with the compost? And why would you ship bananas when you can just walk down the street and buy tree fresh ones from the stands there?