# Bamboo vs plastic — Mark Gersava on innovating solutions

An episode of [The Howie Severino Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1575319838), 4 Jul 2024, 21 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6686611e03dd2c690e0a0e89/e/66a8c224ea44e7b1d3403858/media.mp3

Social entrepreneur Mark Gersava became a TOYM awardee on the strength of his out-of-the-box ideas, including bamboo straws and toothbrushes. A vocal advocate of bamboo, he credits eating bamboo shoots as a child with developing his brain and enabling him to rise from poverty. Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio Editor: Jayr Magtoto Links: https://bambuhay.ph/ https://www.facebook.com/bambuhayph https://www.instagram.com/bambuhayph/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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