Bamboo Grove

I went riding on Monday (Easter Monday), heading to a reserve or park at Hemmant, which is not far from the Brisbane River - in fact, a tributary of the Brisbane River, Doughboy Creek meanders around the suburb.

I like to ride my bike on rather quiet paths - rather than a road especially at Hemmant as the main road is quite narrow with bike paths intermittently on the road.

Taking a side street to avoid the road, I found an area that I had never been to before.  Clearly there were some old houses that had been part of Hemmant landscape for many, many years, and at one place it looked like the old houses had long since been demolished or moved.

I was tempted to make my way along the 'drive way' but not keen to be found 'trespassing' either.  It was quite an attractive stand of bamboo too.

Bamboo wipes?

I was at Officeworks on Monday and bought Bamboo Wipes - just look like the familiar product that we have been using in our homes for a long time, but it is made of biodegradable bamboo.

The blurb on the back of the packet says

"The bamboo used to make these wipes has been obtained from legitimate bamboo plantations.  Bamboo itself is a very versatile resource and breaks down naturally over time.  Once the wipes are removed from the packet they will not leave a negative impact on the environment.   Bamboo is harvested chemical free and no bleach or chlorine is used in the production of these wipes.  This species of bamboo is not the type the pandas eat, so it is very panda-friendly."


I bought mine in Officeworks - and a friend bought hers in a small store in a Brisbane suburb.

Cost? - between $1.99 and $2.99

They work well.  Brilliant.

The company that markets them is an Australian company from WA, but they are made in China,
(www.bidware.com.au) though there is no mention of the bamboo wipes on their site.