Promote jute
Din M Shibly / driknews
Many developed countries like Canada and Britain are trying to discontinue plastic bags in favour of cloth and paper bags. This provides an excellent opportunity for Bangladesh to promote jute bags as an eco-friendly and cheap commodity. Paper bags are hardly environment-friendly as they require trees to make paper, leading to de-forestation. Only jute and cotton bags are eco-friendly as they don't lead to widespread de-forestation. Imagine what the result will be if jute regains its status as the principal packaging material.
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