Bamboo is not the perfect sustainable material free of all negative impacts, but there are still many benefits of using bamboo-made items over their plastic or wood counterparts. I will let you do your own in-depth reading but in a nutshell, there is no guarantee that habitat destruction or harmful chemicals are not used in the growing or processing. However, even if there are some of these cases, unfortunately, these cases also occur with alternative materials. Overall, the impact of bamboo-made products is often less damaging than its counterparts. Benefits include:

• bamboo grows fast

• bamboo does not require fertilizers and pesticides

• bamboo is strong

• bamboo is versatile

• bamboo is biodegradable

• bamboo is just beautiful

Here are some of the bamboo items we use in our home.