Packaging of the Future

What do bamboo, sticks and banana leaves all have in common? They all are components used for environmentally friendly packaging. In Thailand this has been the norm for many street vendors for a long time. Meals, snacks and even desserts could be found served in containers made of leaves held together with sticks. Sadly as plastic became more popular and advertising became more important the use of green packaging diminished. Banana leaves make the perfect package for many reasons, these leaves are available in many places worldwide, they are flexible, they have a waxy texture to repell water and any other greasy substance and the most obvious reason, they are bio degradable and there for are eco friendly. Although this is more commonly found in the Asia and in eastern countries I believe this could have huge sucess in America.
Below is a picture of different packages made of of banana peels.

Information from: http://chezpim.com/pantry/green_packaging

Pictures from:http://www.loe.org/images/content/060331/hoebaitong.gif
http://stylefrizz.com/img/banana-leaf-sandwich-wrap.jpg