Bamboo, often seen being eaten by adorable pandas, can be
used for several things like currency. In Thailand, they are adapting to the
use of bamboo as a form of currency for their country. Thai believe that the
use of bamboo as currency will last longer because of its sturdiness. Bamboo is
much more stable and stronger than paper money and will continue for years. To
decline the use of trees, Thailand plans to make a machine that will cut the
bamboo trees into tiny segments, almost as big as the dollar bill; however, it
will be thicker due to the bamboo material. Bamboo would also be a great form
of currency because the tree grows rapidly, quicker than pine trees from
America. Not only does bamboo grow quickly, it is easily accessible all over
the world because it grows in numerous countries. Bamboo is also great for the
environment by taking in 12 tons of carbon dioxide. Thai people also have a
solution if the currency begins to break; if a piece of currency is somehow
snapped in two, they can reuse that bill for another product that requires
bamboo. For example, when the bamboo dollar bill snaps in half; it can be
converted into parts for a bike. Thai will use bamboo bills like paper bills
where the bills can be exchanged for a product. Several Thai people could
potentially just use the bills to recreate jewelry or other objects. Hopefully
the bamboo bill can change the world environmentally.
(Made up about Thailand people, just an example. Bamboo image is from google images. But more information about bamboo is here: http://www.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph/momentum/bamboo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1312:growing-bamboo-for-money-and-healthy-environment&catid=118&Itemid=5)
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