Uganda: Sustainable synthetic hair alternative made of banana fibres

Synthetic hair is on the rise globally as it is more affordable than human hair.

But the material is not biodegradable, and when thrown away it often ends up in landfill sites or clogging water bodies.

Filmed by: Samuel Mwangi

Produced by: Eunice Gatonye, Susan Gachuhi and Kathy Harcombe

Edited by: Soraya Ali

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