An curved arrow pointing right. Nearly half of every pineapple you eat ends up in the trash. But now, companies across the globe are turning the inedible parts of the fruit into textiles ...

Pineapple guavas, otherwise known as feijoa or Acca sellowiana, are subtropical plants well-suited to backyards in warmer climes (hardiness zones 8-10). Their evergreen leaves offer year-round color ...

And just like a pineapple top you can plant in your backyard ... The 12-year-old company also makes sandwich containers and coffee cup sleeves that contain seeds from edible plants like cilantro ...