Jun 05, 2020
Jute in Ancient Times
Jute has been used in ancient times, mostly in the parts of Asia and Africa. During the Era of Mughal Emperor Akbar, Indians used to wear cloths made of jute. History also tells us that people used twines and ropes made out of jute for many household activities.
Initial Stages of Jute Trading
From the 17th century to the middle of the 20th century, The British East India Company was the 1st Jute trader. The company mainly traded Jute raw material. In the 20th century, they started Jute raw material trading with Dundee’s Jute industry.
In 1855 the 1st Jute mill was established at Rishra, on the River of Hooghly near Calcutta. By 1869, five mills were operating with 950 looms. Growth was rapid and, by 1910, 38 companies operating 30,685 looms exported more than a billion yards of cloth and over 450 million bags. There were rapid growth and demand for Jute from then in the world. And now, Jute trade is centered around Indian subcontinents.
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Plastic bags are a bane to the planet, polluting the top of the mountains to the bottom of the oceans. Plastic is permeating nature on a large scale and causing pollution due to its inability to break down since it takes years to decompose. On this note, we only use one plastic bag just for 10 to 15 minutes before we discard the bag, creating an infinite amount of plastic waste in our day to day life.
So what is the alternative to overcome plastic pollution?
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WHY ECO-FRIENDLY BAGS?
- LESS PLASTIC WASTE IN ENVIRONMENT: Since we use a lot of plastic bags and discard them in a short time, here we are creating lots of plastic waste. With the usage of Eco-friendly bags, we can significantly reduce plastic usage.
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The advantages of using Eco-friendly bags over plastic bags are endless but the thing is that we should make it a practice to use Eco-friendly bags.
