Finally, the excuse “The dog ate my homework” might gain some plausibility. A British company, committed to sustainable and eco-friendly reading material, has created school-exercise books made from a fibrous bi-product of sugarcane called Bagasse. Which makes the books edible! At least according to the BBC, who broke the story with the headline “Children able to eat their words,” though the article doesn’t confirm that children can indeed eat these books without keeling over. (I imagine it's contingent on sugarcane waste actually being digestible, and no harmful substances being added during production.)
Posted by: Menachem Kaiser
From: the New Yorker
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