For Ye Ling, the 110m tonnes of bamboo that goes to waste in China each year represents a huge opportunity.
“If we used that to make bamboo composite to replace traditional steel, cement, or plastic pipes, we could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 350m tonnes,” says Mr Ye, chairman of Zhejiang Xinzhou Bamboo-based Composites Technology Co.
Bamboo-based replacements have in recent years received recognition from the Chinese government as it searches for ways to reduce the environmental costs of construction and infrastructure projects, which account for a high portion of the county’s carbon emissions.
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