Hemp can offer sustainable solutions to these unsustainable practices
Synthetic Plastic
Hemp plastic is non-toxic and biodegradable. It is also much stronger than conventional plastic
Cotton
Cotton uses 50% more water than hemp to grow. It also uses up 25% of the world’s pesticides.
Tree Paper
One acre of hemp yields as much paper as 4 acres of trees in one growing season (~100 days)
Crude Oil
Hemp based biofuel is 86% greener than gasoline and can be used in existing transportation vehicles
Credit to www.ministryofhemp.com - where you can also read more about the many benefits of hemp
You can also visit one of these pages to find more information about the advantages of using hemp as a building material www.hempmasonry.com.au & www.ozhemp.com.au