use of polythene shopping bags all over the country. Bangladesh environment ministry gave this ruling under the forest and environment act 1995. To activate this order the govt. has taken many steps in Districts, sub districts and even Unions. It was the start of a very admirable initiative. In early stages of this ruling the public embraced this banning of polythene. But the producers found a loophole in this decision. The Government had banned 20-micron bags but others were still available. And also due to sloppy management of our policy makers, the use of polythene bags is still not such an uncommon practice among the people.
             The debut of Polythene in Bangladesh: Since 1970's production and use of polythene went its peak through out the world. Entrepreneurs started manufacturing polythene bags in Hazaribagh, Dhaka in 1982, Very quickly these "convenient" bags successfully entered every house of the county. According to reports there were more than 1500 factories of plastic materials in Bangladesh. Of these 400 produce polythene bags. These factories produced about 130 million polythene bags daily. About 10 million of them were thrown as waste on the street. During the last year most of the factories have switched to alternative productions yet the present supply of these bags is enough to keep up the damage to the environment.
             Properties of polythene: Polythene is a compound element. Polymers of long chains of homogenous hydrocarbon molecules are the chemical components of plastic or polythene. Polymers provide polythene with improvement in rigidity and flexibility, toughness, scuff and heat resistance and clarity. The molecules of polymers are so small th
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