No polythene bags at super shops from Oct 1: Rizwana

Super shops can't use polythene shopping bags and polypropylene bags and provide to the customers from October 1 next, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.

The adviser made the disclosure at the meeting with the stakeholders at Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday.

She said that alternative jute and cloth bags will be positioned at or in front of all super shops for customers.

The youths and students will be involved in this scheme, she added.

The advertisement of banning on shopping bags will be widely circulated in print and electronic media from September 15, she said, adding that public notice will be available in newspapers as well.

Rizwana said the Ministry of Textiles and Jute will hold meetings with all the super shops within a week to discuss the issue

They will take necessary measures to ensure the supply of shopping bags made of jute, she went on saying.

She also informed that the Department of Environment (DoE) in connection with ESDO will organise a fair for manufacturers of alternative eco-friendly materials / jute / textile bags by September 30.

At the fair, super shop authorities and producers can discuss their demand and supply, the adviser said.