Wednesday, May 14, 2014

10 Awesome Benefits of Jute That Will Make You Happy

Jute Bags For Cashew, Onions Sesiaame in Niger
Jute Bags For Packaging Cashews, Onions

There are people out there, who care about the environment, about the dangers plastics has caused on the environment. This people care so much, that they desire to switch from plastics bags to eco-friendly bags like jute. But they seem to have a problem- the bags they’ve seen are not durable.

 For example, the other day I placed a little load into a beautiful paper bag only for me to move a short distance before it caved in, this made me sad because I had a desire to play my role in making the world a better place by trying as much as possible to use eco-friendly bags.

 Though I try to do my own quota, some people out there do not see the necessity in doing this-they feel it isn’t important. But I tell them something, the difference between life and death is a split of a second. So while people turn away, I will do my little bit to make the world a better place. And you and I can join hands to make it possible.

 So today I offer you something which can make a difference, and it’s called Jute bags. Jute bags are eco-friendly, they are actually made from plant material, and you can see the plant below.

Source Wikipedia

 It’s from this plant the jute bag is gotten from and you can take a look. Just before I conclude, let me highlight the benefit of Jute.

10 Benefits of Jute To Man

1. Jute is biodegradable and eco-friendly,

Because jute can easily decompose, it doesn’t degrade the environment the way plastics does. As you know, if plastics get to the bottom of sea beds they just stay there for hundreds of years without decomposing, hence plastics make water bodies dirty and even kill off plants that would have found the bottom of the sea conducive for living.

2. Jute can be used to make various products

Products such as carpets, rugs, crafts and bags can all be made from jute

3. Jute can serve as a source of income

Either through cultivation or by selling jute product, you can earn an income. Since its eco-friendly there is a huge potential for the jute market. As more people go green the importance of jute rises.


4. Jute is a great way to solve unemployment problems

. Government can empower the poor to farm jute. This is great as it not only provides income for the poor; it can also help in preventing rural-urban migration.

5. Jute can help increase the export income of poor countries

Poor countries can farm jute on a large scale. This will help increase the revenue of the government.

6. Jute can also assist in more infrastructure development

Income channeled from raw jute export or jute product export can be used in building of more infrastructures.

 

7. Jute is also a source of Food.

People in Nigeria use jute as a source of food. Together with other vegetables, jute can be used to make sumptuous delicacies.

 

8. Jute can Be Used to Treat Ailments

Jute is rich in dietary fibre, hence it can be used to fight constipation.

 

9. Jute Can help Purify the Air You Breathe

Studies have shown that one hectare of jute can absorb up to 15tons of C02 while also releasing 11 tons of oxygen during a growing season i.e about 100days. Hence jute not only help capture carbon it also cleans up the air we breathe.

 

10. Jute Could Decrease the Price of Petroleum

Jute can be used to replace polythene bags which are gotten from petroleum. If this happens, the need for oil would reduce and the price will come down, since less demand will lower the cost.