Papana: seed paper innovation from banana stem waste as a writing media and planting media

The increasing demand for paper every year has resulted in an increase in deforestation in Indonesia. The paper industry is one of the largest users of forest resources because conventional paper is made from wood. Increasing tree falling causes various negative environmental impacts, such as air pollution, floods, and landslides. Besides that, the high production of bananas and the high cellulose content of bananas can make bananas as a substitute raw material. Therefore, PAPANA was created as an environmentally friendly paper product that utilizes banana stem waste to support the concept of zero waste and sustainability. As an environmentally friendly paper product, PAPANA has a dual function, namely as a writing medium and a planting medium. PAPANA offers a variety of environmentally friendly paper products, such as A4, A5, A6, A7 paper, wrapping paper and greeting cards in which there are also herbal plant seeds as a planting medium such as, tapak dara, selasih, basil, and kemangi.