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# 10 Ways to Use Banana Peels
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/banana_peels_0715140134/
- Published: 2014-07-15T14:31:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:17:54.000Z
- Description: An EcoWatch post arguing banana peels need not go in the trash, noting that discarded food fills landfills and, by EPA figures, accounts for more than 20 percent of methane emissions. A Sustainable America infographic supplies the uses.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Sci-Tech, #vivvo-import

*Republished with permission from* [*ecowatch*](http://www.ecowatch.org/?ref=foodconsumer.org)

[Nicole D'Alessandro](http://ecowatch.com/author/ndalessandro/?ref=foodconsumer.org)@[ecowatch](http://www.ecowatch.org/?ref=foodconsumer.org)

There are many fun facts about bananas. For example, this fruit, loaded with the muscle relaxing minerals potassium and magnesium, can [aid with sleep](http://ecowatch.com/2014/03/21/foods-that-help-or-hinder-sleep/?ref=foodconsumer.org). They also help [soothe an upset stomach](http://ecowatch.com/2014/02/12/what-to-eat-under-weather/?ref=foodconsumer.org).

For many people, bananas are a convenient, tasty, single-serving snack, or an ingredient in delicious quick breads.

Where does your banana peel go? [Photo courtesy of Shutterstock](http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-204691504/stock-photo-bananas-bunch-isolated-on-white-background-cutout.html?src=c5KpMWnzYdDGZ6kKCxqc7g-1-15&ref=foodconsumer.org)

But what about the peels? Do they get tossed right in the trashcan, like any old wrapper?

[Food waste](http://ecowatch.com/2014/04/03/just-eat-it-documentary-food-waste/?ref=foodconsumer.org) is a huge problem. Tossed out food ends up in landfills, and as it decomposes, it emits the potent greenhouse gas methane. According to the [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency](http://www.epa.gov/foodrecovery/?ref=foodconsumer.org), trashed food accounts for more than 20 percent of all methane emissions, a major contributor to [climate change](http://ecowatch.com/climate-change-news/?ref=foodconsumer.org). Discarding food items also wastes resources and money.

Well consider this: banana peels do not have to be trash.

[Sustainable America](http://www.sustainableamerica.org/?ref=foodconsumer.org) created the following infographic—fun facts designed to rethink the most popular fruit in the U.S.

[](http://www.sustainableamerica.org/blog/bananas/?ref=foodconsumer.org) 

Why not try out these great tips? (And remember to buy organic bananas if you can, to[help save crocodiles](http://ecowatch.com/2013/10/21/buy-organic-bananas-save-crocodiles/?ref=foodconsumer.org).)