Packets Of Rice Should Be Made Of Jute: Decided By Bangladesh Government

jute made bag

jute made sack

From 1st January, 2014 plastic made bags and sacks are banned for packaging rice. Instead of plastic bags jute-made bags must used. Bangladesh government has decided it at 26 September, 2013.  Remaining plastic bags must be utilized before December of this year.
Owners of jute mils of different areas of Bangladesh have welcomed this decision of Bangladesh Government because small jute-mils of Bangladesh will get animation now.  Jute-mils owners say that they are producing two types jute-made bags one is export quality bag which production cost is 60 to 70 taka and other type is for fulfillment of domestic demand of Bangladesh which production cost is  42 to 45 taka. On the other hand same carrying capable plastic bags are sold at 15 taka in markets. This is the reason why rice sellers and rice mil owners are using plastic bags instead of jute-made bags.

According to Bangladesh Jute Mils Corporation ( BJMC ) and Bangladesh Jute Mils Association (BJMA) 50 to 60 crore jute bags are produced in Bangladesh per year. BJMC is producing 38 crore jute-bags in year. Every year Bangladesh needs 50 to 55 crore bags for packaging cereals, fertilizers and sugarcane.

There are 40 jute mils in the greater Rangpur, Dinajpur amd Bogra districts of Bangladesh. Farmers and jute-mil owners of that area are now happy.

This news has published in PROTHOM-ALO ( 21.10.2013 )

Jute and Bangladesh
jute is known as golden fiber of Bangladesh. Bangladesh produces the best quality jute in world.

Why jute made bag is best rather than plastic made bag?
Plastics are not biodegradable. Dumping of plastics in soil is causing pollution. So plastic and plastic made bags are not Eco-friendly.
Om the other hand jute is biodegradable and decomposed in soil. Dumping of jute does not cause any hazard in environment. So jute made bags are Eco-friendly.
This the main reason why Bangladesh Government want to replace the plastic made bags by jute made bags though production cost of plastic bags is less.