Jute & Eco Friendly Natural Jute Bags

Jute Bags - the Environmentally Friendly Biodegradable Natural Green Bag from Albury Enviro Bags.

Jute fibre is a totally natural and biodegradable fibre obtained from the jute plant (Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis) and it is therefore an extremely attractive and renewable resource for those who are at the forefront of the environmental movement and those who give top priority to environmental and ecological concerns. Jute, being a very strong natural fibre, is commonly used to produce rope, bags, sacks, hessian cloth, floor coverings, and carpet or linoleum backing. The natural qualities and biodegradability of jute are evidenced by the use of this fibre to produce planter bags so that plants can be planted in the soil while they are still in the bag permitting no root disturbance and quick growth as the planter bag composts into the soil structure. According to Wikipedia, "containers for planting young trees can be planted directly with the container without disturbing the roots," and, due to its biodegradability, jute can also be used for, "land restoration where jute cloth prevents erosion occurring while natural vegetation becomes established."

Some of the advantages of jute are listed below:

The Advantages of Jute*

Jute fibre is 100% bio-degradable and recyclable and thus environmentally friendly.
It is a natural fibre with golden and silky shine and hence called The Golden Fibre.
It is the cheapest vegetable fibre procured from the bast or skin of the plant's stem.
It is the second most important vegetable fibre after cotton, in terms of usage, global consumption, production, and availability.
It has high tensile strength, low extensibility, and ensures better breathability of fabrics. Therefore, jute is very suitable in agricultural commodity bulk packaging.
It helps to make best quality industrial yarn, fabric, net, and sacks. It is one of the most versatile natural fibres that has been used in raw materials for packaging, textiles, non-textile, construction, and agricultural sectors. Bulking of yarn results in a reduced breaking tenacity and an increased breaking extensibility when blended as a ternary blend.
The jute plant is derived from a relative of the hemp plant. However, jute is totally free from narcotic elements or odour.

The best source of jute in the world is the Bengal Delta Plain in the Ganges Delta, most of which is occupied by Bangladesh.
Advantages of jute include good insulating and antistatic properties, as well as having low thermal conductivity and a moderate moisture regain. Other advantages of jute include acoustic insulating properties and manufacture with no skin irritations.
Jute has the ability to be blended with other fibres, both synthetic and natural, and accepts cellulosic dye classes such as natural, basic, vat, sulfur, reactive, and pigment dyes. As the demand for natural comfort fibres increases, the demand for jute and other natural fibres that can be blended with cotton will increase. To meet this demand, it has been suggested that the natural fibre industry adopt the Rieter's Elitex system, in order to modernize processing. The resulting jute/cotton yarns will produce fabrics with a reduced cost of wet processing treatments. Jute can also be blended with wool. By treating jute with caustic soda, crimp, softness, pliability, and appearance is improved, aiding in its ability to be spun with wool. Liquid ammonia has a similar effect on jute, as well as the added characteristic of improving flame resistance when treated with flameproofing agents.

* Courtesy Wikipedia. For more information about jute, see these sites ( 1,2,3,4,5 ).

Environmental Concerns About Popular Non Woven Polypropylene 'Green' Bags.

Since non woven polypropylene bags are not biodegradable there are increasing concerns about the eventual environmental impact they will have when their useful life has expired (6,7). Although non woven PP bags may erode into tiny and less visible pieces of plastic, they may still ultimately add to global plastic pollution. The biodegradability of natural fibres such as jute and cotton may result in such products becoming more appealing from a long term environmental perspective.

For the above reasons, the use of 100% biodegradable materials such as jute, cotton, or paper, are generally favoured by the organic movement and those who give top priority to compostability and the environment.

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