The coconut shells can be composted but unfortunately, they will take a lot longer than most other materials to break down.
Wood Sustainable Alternative: Coconut Shells
The planet is home to 3 trillion trees. Although, according to many researchs the number is falling very fast.
Every year 15.3 billion trees are chopped down, and around 46% of the world’s trees have been cleared out over the past 12,000 years.
Wood has been used for thousands of years for fuel, as a construction material, for making tools and weapons, furniture and paper. More recently it emerged as a feedstock for the production of purified cellulose and its derivatives, such as cellophane and cellulose acetate.
Unfortunately, humans have been slow to develop sustainable alternatives, partly because wood is necessary for manufacturing many goods.
The coconut shells is one of the sustainable alternative for wood products.
We all know that coconuts can provide a range of yields – from the edible fresh milk and oil, to the coconut coir we can use as a peat compost substitute or mulch in our gardens.
Coconut shell oil can be used as a medicine for various skin diseases. Activated carbon, manufactured by heating coconut shells at very high temperatures in kilns, is used for purification of fruit juices, vegetable oils, glycerine and jaggery. ... The shells can also be used for making charcoal and coconut shell powder.
