Readers’ Voice

Plastic recycling to make garments!

A number of businesses are trying to recycle plastic bottles and turn them into activewear, outwear, padding and other items that have good global market value. Additionally, recycling plastic has many other benefits, more and more of which we are only now coming to realise.
The benefit of plastic recycling to our environment may also be substantial. So, the government should come forward and provide policy and financial support to entrepreneurs who are trying to work on recycling plastic materials. As foreign customers and brands continue to become more environmentally conscious, it might pay off for us in the long run.

Md Shamiul Islam
Dhaka

Ban Polythene

Polythene is one of the main causes of environmental pollution. It is a product that does not mix with soil even after 500 years. Today, Polythene is poisoning rivers, canals, seas and oceans day after day.
Bangladesh was able to take a timely step to curb this rampant polythene epidemic. Bangladesh is the first country in the world to ban the production, marketing and use of polythene by enacting a law on March 1, 2002.
The government passed another law in 2010 to use jute instead of polythene. The law was such as ‘Compulsory Use of Jute Wrapping in Products Act-2010’. The law also banned polythene to use in 11 products. But due to lack of enforcement, use of poly products is still rampant in the market.
The use of eco-friendly jute should be increased and people should be encouraged not to use polythene. Considering the overall situation, the Polythene Prohibition Act must be implemented in no time.

Jakariya Al Hosain
Student, Nilphamari Government College