How to make a cup from banana peels

Yes... if you have lots of bananas, time, and don't mind water that tastes like bananas! However, you can successful turn banana peels into bioplastic! Next, we'd like to see if we can use them as pot holders, but for now, we'll tell you how we made them!

We peeled approximately 20 bananas and joined together to make banana smoothies while pulverizing the peels into bioplastic. In order to make bioplastic from banana peels, you:

1. Cut yellow banana peels into pieces.

2. Pulverize banana peels in a blender.

3. Cook the banana mush until it changes color (approximately 5 minutes).

4. Remove from heat and add vinegar, honey, thyme, and cinnamon.

5. Press to remove water from the mixture.

6. Form into cup-like structures.

7. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit on a cookie sheet for 1 hr.

8. Let sit for 1 day to dry.

By Sonja Gagen