Current methods of making paper are still cutting down to many trees using toxins, wasting water and energy, and are terribly unsustainable.

Recycling only goes so far; what's needed is an alternative method of making paper that is less harmful to begin with. We have that alternative: Banana Paper and our other ago-waste papers such as Coffee Paper, Lemon Paper and Mango paper
To retain optimal performance for an environmentally friendly but highly sustainable paper production industry one must include: 1) Renewable raw materials: preferably a non-seasonal secondary fiber crop which makes the Banana a great source as it grows continually all year round.
Ecopaper takes the Pinzotes, or the stalks of the banana trees which is a waste product from banana farming. Pinzotes are the main source of fiber that is used during production. Production takes place in the plantations which reduces transport requirements and resultant pollution; No external water supply is used during the production process; Minimal amounts of energy are needed; There are no introduced chemical additives in the production process; No extra water is used, as the tree contains enough of its own sap to re-bond together. No effluent discharges are released into the environment: the only by-products are fluid (basically water) from the banana plant and off cuts re-usable as mulch which will be returned to the plantations from which the supply of raw material is sourced. The water used comes from the plant and is returned to the local plantation irrigation system, water used ??? zero what a concept use nature as a source to restore and improve.
What's more? Production costs for banana papers are less than one-fifth of traditional pulp paper manufacturing costs. Banana papers, or FIBRE, is 300x stronger than regular white pulped paper from trees. The capital investment has been high over the years and with the continued support of customers we have been able to reduce the price of banana papers, notebooks and reams to the end consumer. I have always felt the being Green is not a luxury, but many marketers treat it that way, consumers still pay high prices for what should be a natural alternative to virgin pulp. “Restore & Improve.”