 The study explores the possibility of producing needle punch nonwoven from banana fiber, a bio-waste, for value addition and diversified uses. Mechanical processing and pre-processing techniques have been optimized to improve the properties of the nonwoven, including tensile strength, elongation at break, initial modulus, and insulation properties. The results suggest that the banana fiber nonwoven could be used as an insulation material for thermal and sound applications, as well as a filter material. This article was authored by Sujeets and Gupta, Sanjoy Debnath, Papai Ghosh, and others.