Sonali Bag

Sonali Bag (Bengali: সোনালী ব্যাগ) is a polythene bag fabricated from jute.[1][2][3] This process of polythene bag production from jute was developed by Bangladeshi scientist Mubarak Ahmad Khan.[4][1][2][5]

History

When the use of conventional polythene in the market started in 1982, environmental activists protested against its harmful effects on the environment. In practice, polythene use was forbidden in different countries.[6] In Bangladesh, the production and marketing of polythene bags in 2002 was banned.[2][1] Though research started several years ago, since the practice of polythene banned, the work of the polyethylene bag began to work in an environmentally friendly way.[7] Jute Mills Corporation started producing Sonali Bags commercially.[8][9][4][10][2] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave them the name "Sonali Bag" (sonali is Bengali for "golden").[11]

Effect of methods and environment

In the production of jute, polythene bags are first processed by procuring sesulfas from jute.[1] Later polythene bags were made from sealed cellulose bags.[12] Jute made of sonali bags easily mixes with soil and helps to increase fertility in the soil.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Polythene bag from jute".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Polythene substitutes may be jute polymers". 8 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jute "Polythene"".
  4. 1 2 "Jute Polymer Bag Made In Bangladesh". 22 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. ↑ 24, Channel. "Comes to market soon Jute made of sonali bags".
  6. 1 2 Pratidin, Bangladesh. "Gold Bag from Jute".
  7. ↑ Kantho, Kaler. "In golden possibilities, jute polymers - Kaler Kantho".
  8. ↑ "Recommendation of formation of taskforce to remain the owner of the golden bag".
  9. ↑ "Alternative of polythene sonali Bag is coming".
  10. ↑ "Initiatives to preserve the intellectual property of jute 'sonali bag' - The Daily Ittefaq".
  11. ↑ webdesk@somoynews.tv. "Polythene bag from jute, contract with UK". somoynews.tv.
  12. ↑ BanglaNews24.com. "বাণিজ্যমেলায় নিষিদ্ধ পলিথিনের বিকল্প 'সোনালী ব্যাগ'".
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