Can "Golden Fiber" From Swamp Reeds Replace Plastic? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

About 20 years ago, Bangladesh became the first nation on Earth to ban single-use plastic bags. Since then, plastic pollution has actually gotten worse. In an effort to find a biodegradable replacement, the government turned to jute, a cash crop that's grown here for centuries. Can one scientist bring more of this "golden fiber" to a country drowning in plastic?
00:00 - Introduction
01:16 - How To Process Jute
03:16 - The Original Plastic Bag
05:12 - How To Turn Jute Into Plastic
09:31 - Evaluating Bangladesh's Bag Ban
10:37 - Bag Bans Around The World
11:45 - The Future Of The Sonali Bag
12:20 - Credits
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  • @MeMeDaVinci
    @MeMeDaVinci4 ай бұрын

    I work in a grocery store. People complain about the paper and plastic bags, but do they bring their own reusable? Only about 30 percent. This is a wonderful product. I hope this endeavor is successful. Best wishes!

  • @lastoftheurgents1965

    @lastoftheurgents1965

    4 ай бұрын

    I was thinking that too. We always have our own re-usable shopping bag even if we dont think we are going shopping. That would help a lot if people changed their mind set to re-use bags and not expect the shops to provide them

  • @MeMeDaVinci

    @MeMeDaVinci

    4 ай бұрын

    @@lastoftheurgents1965 My real pet peeve, among others, is they say they left their bags in the car! Well hell, go get them!!!! If you don't bring in your bag I have to wrench out my shoulders making you a bag and considering the lackluster performance of bags I have to double them all the time. When the handle breaks when you put 20 lb of food in a single bag I'm going to laugh my ass off!

  • @Chaos_Senpai

    @Chaos_Senpai

    4 ай бұрын

    Good idea but not financially viable to be put into effect

  • @SewardWriter

    @SewardWriter

    4 ай бұрын

    I carry a 45L tactical backpack for groceries and such. It works great, and I can carry an unholy amount of weight.

  • @eric2500

    @eric2500

    4 ай бұрын

    I bring my own bags. (And I want something even hardier than these bags, so I favor canvas.)

  • @AethelwulfBretwalda
    @AethelwulfBretwalda4 ай бұрын

    For US Americans, this is one of the plants used for burlap. It's a proven success and it's great to see how it's being adapted to the 21st century!

  • @vishalvaidya6065

    @vishalvaidya6065

    4 ай бұрын

    @Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus Bullshitters are a menace everywhere!! 😆😆😆😆

  • @MrBalrogos

    @MrBalrogos

    4 ай бұрын

    in EU we making celulose wood derivded plastic bags for years

  • @macdad159

    @macdad159

    4 ай бұрын

    No kidding? They mentioned that in the video.. Watch it next time.

  • @ceciliacarrillo6923

    @ceciliacarrillo6923

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@Repent-and-believe-in-JesusI'll repent to Satan instead

  • @eugenetswong

    @eugenetswong

    4 ай бұрын

    I never considered that burlap was made from something like that. Thank you! I always assumed that it was made from some kind of wheat fibre.

  • @ihtesham_emon
    @ihtesham_emon4 ай бұрын

    I'm from Bangladesh and I know the consequences of using plastic bags, I really hope that this project will succeed.

  • @PanakaluPoonakam

    @PanakaluPoonakam

    4 ай бұрын

    Bhai, this is your gold. Don't worry about the higher costs. It will eventually come down when we scale. I am from India. I would be very much interested in investing if I can find partners. You can easily earn ~$5 -$7 billion just from Indian market if this is successful. And if you can export it to the rest of the world you will easily become Saudi Arabia of South Asia.I can see potential of ~ $100 billion over a long term.

  • @johanlindeberg7304

    @johanlindeberg7304

    4 ай бұрын

    Why make plastic? You should try to make thin jute-bags that customers can use. Other manufacturers of environmental plastic have had problems with biodegradability. There are claims, and there is another thing in reality.

  • @derherrdirektor9686

    @derherrdirektor9686

    4 ай бұрын

    It's a governance problem. Other countries have working waste-management, incineration and collection systems. Although it makes sense the divert from plastics for coastal economies.

  • @user-lc9ot1me2l

    @user-lc9ot1me2l

    4 ай бұрын

    Can I have a email for Mr bupe

  • 4 ай бұрын

    I hope so ❤

  • @shahriarchowdhury7871
    @shahriarchowdhury78714 ай бұрын

    IDK if anyone realizes what a genius Mubarak is because he is the first one to discover the binders and other chemicals as well as the process to create something like that. I pray that the international community acknowledges his contribution and implements this everywhere.

  • @Kriistofor

    @Kriistofor

    4 ай бұрын

    its absurd how international community seems to ignore the masterful effort put into this

  • @Kriistofor

    @Kriistofor

    4 ай бұрын

    this can be used for the inside of paper cups and straws for example (now its plastic - as it is in the canned products), literally can be used in most places where we currently struggle with getting rid of plastic

  • @comedysyrup

    @comedysyrup

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Kriistofor it devolves in water in a few hours, I don't think it can be used to replace plastic in cups or straws or any other thing that is used for liquids.

  • @Kriistofor

    @Kriistofor

    4 ай бұрын

    @@comedysyrup yeah, 8 hours. which got me thinking that you could use it in lets say mcdonalds straws which are used for about less than an hour and are a big waste products - same with cups - if fast food chains use this instead of plastics inside of cups that are used for such a short period - could maybe work. it really depends on how fast does the material start to decompose into its surroundings and the next step would be to see if you could prolong the decomposing period to lets say 12 hours. all in all its an interesting material to thinker with in terms of possibilities

  • @comedysyrup

    @comedysyrup

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Kriistofor I'm assuming the 8 hours was for it to dissolve completely, and presumably bits of it would be flaking off continuously throughout that time. I don't know if the material is safe to ingest as it slowly leaches into whatever liquid a person is drinking or not, but it sounds like it could be unsafe. Plus if someone does not finish a cup of soda or whatever and leaves it out, it would make quite the mess.

  • @catsupchutney
    @catsupchutney4 ай бұрын

    There's jute, flax, ramie, hemp, cotton, bamboo, sisal, and kenaf. We can only hope.

  • @aditisk99

    @aditisk99

    3 ай бұрын

    Maybe not cotton, it uses a lot if water.

  • @lilaclizard4504

    @lilaclizard4504

    3 ай бұрын

    @@aditisk99 and pesticides. A lot of the ones on that list have really complex & environmentally damaging processing systems though, hemp is notorious for that, that's why it was replaced by cotton. Flax is teh same process as hemp & cotton like, so not really a bag option, more of a clothing & linen one, bamboo is nasty to process into fibres. Lots of good sounding ones are actually horrid

  • @maimoonaaurakzai92

    @maimoonaaurakzai92

    3 ай бұрын

    I thought hemp was a good alternate for cotton. Since hemp does not use alot of water !

  • @lilaclizard4504

    @lilaclizard4504

    3 ай бұрын

    @@maimoonaaurakzai92 In growing maybe. Look up how to harvest & process it into fibre though, that's where the problems lie

  • @lennart637

    @lennart637

    18 күн бұрын

    Don´t forget about nettle. Ramie is the asian variant of nettle fibers but nettle is/was used in Europe.

  • @Wasimhc
    @Wasimhc4 ай бұрын

    In Bangladesh, plastic and polythene bags have been banned since 2001/02. In those years, the law was enforced widely and so forth, the usage of polythene bags were reduced drastically. So far I remember, polythene bags were socially discouraged or prohibited for around one decade. Probably, plastic industries started negotiations with the government to relax the law enforcement against plastic bag usages. But, in recent years, I see people have started using it everywhere again without hesitations. Main attraction is plastic's low price and social responsibility is only lavishness.

  • @AstroMarkk
    @AstroMarkk4 ай бұрын

    It's amazing that people are finally taking action to end horrific plastic waste. We all need to do something before it's too late!

  • @grapefruit813

    @grapefruit813

    4 ай бұрын

    To betay nature is to betray us. To save nature is to save us.

  • @Pc118Gamer

    @Pc118Gamer

    4 ай бұрын

    What do you think is too late? Running out of oil to make plastic? Running out of space to put plastic waste? I think the biggest issue is Microplastics everywhere, getting into our food supply and slowly poisoning us

  • @ruxrox

    @ruxrox

    4 ай бұрын

    Plastic can't be banned. We now can see how much we need plastic but we don't need plastics in the ocean, rivers and country side. It has to be recyclable easily. Separation is BS. I'm not going to separate according to it's chemicalmakeup. . But I can separate it from real trash(organic).

  • @JPazer

    @JPazer

    4 ай бұрын

    This will never save anything except make good youtube titles until we globally take action. Exploited laborers make a "plastic killer" material and journalist go crazy. In reality not many with the power to change this will ever do anything about it as long as it's not profitable. Every single one of these plastic replacements are irrelevant until we stop the over consumption all over the world. A global ban of plastic or a big environmental catastrophe would do wonders. We can still save our planet from plastic but it really feels hopeless with all the consumerism consuming our lifes. Modern age is disgusting.

  • @JPazer

    @JPazer

    4 ай бұрын

    + It's ironic that countries like india are the ones who "can save the earth" with these products. More like save the western lifestyle. Shit is fucked up when you think about it.

  • @ecleveland1
    @ecleveland14 ай бұрын

    I remember using jute twine to tie tomato plants to wooden stakes as they grew. This was almost 50 years ago when I was a kid helping my grandparents on their farm. I always wondered where jute came from.

  • @BullyMaguireMaguire

    @BullyMaguireMaguire

    4 ай бұрын

    I missed the part where that's my problem.

  • @SuperReznative

    @SuperReznative

    4 ай бұрын

    same. and also wondered ,when I was a youngster

  • @FreyaOakley

    @FreyaOakley

    4 ай бұрын

    Funny, I just tied my tomato plant to a stake with jute twine an hour ago! :)

  • @carriebradley7634
    @carriebradley76344 ай бұрын

    I'm an American who uses re-usable bags when shopping, and tries to be aware of my footprint. I think that this is an incredible alternative to plastic that needs to be used around the world! It angers me greatly that those with the money and power to make this happen won't do so because it doesn't benefit them as much financially. They don't care about our planet, those living on it, or that Bangladesh and other countries like them worldwide are buried in trash and plastic (much of it from the west.) it's shameful that the leaders of the world are more concerned with money, power and keeping power, than solving the world's problems! Bravo to this gentleman for his invention, and I will pray that an investor will finally come along and kick start this much needed item!

  • @stickynorth
    @stickynorth4 ай бұрын

    Only biodegradable bioplastic should be allowed on the market for most uses... Food and Drink utensils and containers, garbage bags, diapers for example should all be replaced with non plastic alternatives...

  • @darkpheonix77

    @darkpheonix77

    4 ай бұрын

    These would be terrible for garbage bags. If they get wet the would leak.

  • @Netlogic.

    @Netlogic.

    4 ай бұрын

    What even is "biodegradable" plastic? Sounds like more shit to leach into our drinking water and damage our endocrine systems, even more so than they already are.

  • @Liusila

    @Liusila

    4 ай бұрын

    This is why we should go back to using buckets for rubbish, without any bags, and rinsing them out after emptied.

  • @natneopit5366

    @natneopit5366

    Ай бұрын

    Biodegradable bioplastic is scam : Some say it degrades in few months under a layer of earth : I tried it and passed more than half a year and the 'bioplastic' was there almost as it was at the beginning w/o degrading a little bit. Just a scam.

  • @gemelwalters2942
    @gemelwalters29424 ай бұрын

    This is pretty incredible, it couldn't have been easy finding the right combination to make this a reality. I do hope he gets further funding because this could be a huge gamechanger.

  • @KarenParkerArtist
    @KarenParkerArtist4 ай бұрын

    Those "spikes" are called cards in the US. You can card wool, hemp, cotton, flax. Any textile fabric. Flax cards are smaller versions of that shown in the video. Hemp cards can be the same or smaller. Wool and cotton have the finest cards, which are basically 2 hand held paddles with fine teeth that are pulled away from each other. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk

  • @daemenoth
    @daemenoth4 ай бұрын

    This is incredible, seems quite similar to the plastics made from seaweed. I wonder how they stack up as far as strength and durability against each other. One thing is sure the jutte products are more suitable for areas that are inland and the seaweed has its benefits of not needing land, fertilizer or irrigation or fresh water and seaweed can also be grown along side baskets of shellfish hanging underneath that can also eat bits of the seaweed that float off into the water. These eco technologies and symbiosis methods are starting to get really interesting!

  • @ToneyCrimson

    @ToneyCrimson

    4 ай бұрын

    As you saw Jute bags holds 35kg, so you just need to search for seaweed bag.

  • @PanakaluPoonakam

    @PanakaluPoonakam

    4 ай бұрын

    Jute is way way more better and is of higher quality.

  • @gnoyekboy1141

    @gnoyekboy1141

    4 ай бұрын

    It's 35Ibs not Kg@@ToneyCrimson

  • @tranquilthoughts7233

    @tranquilthoughts7233

    4 ай бұрын

    I strongly suspect that seaweed bags and these jute bags are exactly the same thing. A fiberous material dissolved, mixed with a resin and then poured out as a film. I also suspect that the film those bags are made out of are much thicker than the film of your average plastic bag which would make them being stronger not at all surprising. I also strongly suspect that you could use pretty much any fibrous material for that process with no discernable difference in quality. Straw or woodchips come to mind as other material. And this might be a little blasphemous for some people, but i'm pretty sure the strength of the material has very little to do with the fibrous material used for the billboard and much more to do with the resin used to bind the material together. I also suspect that the fibous material actually weakens the material. Using just the resin would probably be much stronger (though far more expensive).

  • @daemenoth

    @daemenoth

    4 ай бұрын

    @@PanakaluPoonakam Thanks but that is just an opinion unless you have actual data on the tensile strength, elasticity and the amount of humidity the water resistance of the material.

  • @divergentone777
    @divergentone7774 ай бұрын

    This should be a global initiative. At present we have to pay for paper bags at the grocery store, this option is stronger and more convenient. Jute bags are reusable, I would prefer to purchase these over paper bags any day

  • @Hereford1642

    @Hereford1642

    4 ай бұрын

    Paper is made out of a plant as well you know.

  • @Smokie1523
    @Smokie15234 ай бұрын

    I saw the thumbnail, and my first thought wasn't plastic swapping to save the world, it was, 'dear lord! What a luxurious set of locks on that man!!'

  • @amynazza

    @amynazza

    3 ай бұрын

    I had the same thought! 😂 Like a beautiful lion’s mane 😂😍

  • @user-vk7cp1op9p
    @user-vk7cp1op9p4 ай бұрын

    Sounds wondrously degradable and quite an incredible replacement! We need no plastic. It is killing us. We approve of Bangladesh! I don't know why it would not work, and it sounds coming in at a time when we need to end plastics for daily use. The jute itself would replace most plastics with bags that don't need to be replaced.

  • @marcusramberg5340

    @marcusramberg5340

    4 ай бұрын

    Bot

  • @johnnyxmusic

    @johnnyxmusic

    4 ай бұрын

    You could not have modern medicine without plastics. It’s probably true of dozens of other industries.

  • @jaydenhorner9886

    @jaydenhorner9886

    4 ай бұрын

    bot for real

  • @TheNykademos

    @TheNykademos

    4 ай бұрын

    Hemp is almost the exact same process for the same uses and humans are going to grow a ton of it for other reasons anyway.

  • @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep

    @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep

    4 ай бұрын

    We need no plastic? You are out of touch with reality. We need plastic for everything. It's a miracle product. It's cheap, moldable into any shape, sterile... For food alone it prevents countless infections from tainted food. It's also light for shipping. And durable. And waterproof.

  • @user-ip2ux7ok2o
    @user-ip2ux7ok2o4 ай бұрын

    I hope some group of companies like Bashundhara, Jamuna, Citygroup etc will invest in this project. Mubarak sir has not lose his hops for 20 years which is incredible. International community should recognize him which will also help us for getting safer environment.

  • @joyridesham
    @joyridesham4 ай бұрын

    This plant is amazing, the leaves are eaten all around Middle East and Asia it’s called moleka leaves, it’s so much fibre and is good for constipation. And the stems are used to make linen and burlap fabric also

  • @watchdealer11
    @watchdealer114 ай бұрын

    I would love to have the fiber in its raw form with that golden shine! It would make a beautiful dress.

  • @theepicsealshow123

    @theepicsealshow123

    4 ай бұрын

    it would dull quickly and turn brown

  • @redbean9410

    @redbean9410

    4 ай бұрын

    then go buy it

  • @watchdealer11

    @watchdealer11

    4 ай бұрын

    @@theepicsealshow123 Even better... An ephemeral treat that can only be enjoyed momentarily, much like life!

  • @MrMackievelli

    @MrMackievelli

    4 ай бұрын

    It's much to tough of a fiber for wearing. It's the stuff that makes burlap.

  • @1234zxcvasdfqwer

    @1234zxcvasdfqwer

    4 ай бұрын

    are you high?\@@watchdealer11

  • @thirstbasket
    @thirstbasket4 ай бұрын

    Hey jute, don't make it bad. Well best of luck to this man, I hope he gets his funding! Very important work.

  • @Universal69man
    @Universal69man4 ай бұрын

    Bangladeshi entrepreneurs started producing durable shoes from Jute and exporting in Europe It has new hope for Bangladesh

  • @okapi7559
    @okapi75594 ай бұрын

    This is a wonderful creation and I hope it succeeds. We need to get rid of single-use plastic in our lives, and the sooner it happens the better. I just wonder what solution we will find for liquids held within plastic containers, such as bottles. This one made of jute clearly can't be used for liquids, but it could entirely replace all other plastics. Best of luck to the people of Bangladesh in their quest to solve the plastic problem!

  • @Hereford1642

    @Hereford1642

    4 ай бұрын

    When I was young, all the bottles were glass and you paid a small deposit on each bottle. When you returned the empty bottle you got the deposit back and the bottles were collected by the shop and the delivery lorry took them away to be washed and re-used. They still have these deposits in Germany. The system worked well because kids would collect discarded bottles instead of smashing them because they had a value. I must admit that I sometimes drank more lemonade than I actually wanted just so I could take the bottle back and get some sweets. When I was 18 (1978) I happened to work for a while as a night service cleaner in the local cider manufacturer and part of my job was to clean out the huge automatic bottle washing machine ready for the next day. All their bottles are plastic now.

  • @Peregrine86

    @Peregrine86

    4 ай бұрын

    Glass, aluminum and waxed tetra packs for liquid. We list need to ban plastic bottles and pouches

  • @jessifer23f
    @jessifer23f4 ай бұрын

    Would be great as trash bags for home and business use. But if they had them thicker for multiple use and when they start tearing, it would be safe to throw away and still affordable to replace.

  • @guylandry9257

    @guylandry9257

    4 ай бұрын

    Not really, it would leak. Still a good replacement for many things.

  • @jessifer23f

    @jessifer23f

    4 ай бұрын

    @@guylandry9257 I didn't say to use it as milk bags.

  • @etet245

    @etet245

    4 ай бұрын

    It's designed to biodegrade in 8 hrs in water, so not great for holding wet trash

  • @spoookley

    @spoookley

    4 ай бұрын

    @@etet245wet trash is an issue, but if you give the inside of the garbage bags a waterproof/hydrophobic coating then that solves it

  • @etet245

    @etet245

    4 ай бұрын

    @@spoookley If you're talking about the sprayed on hydrophobic coatings, they have their own environmental issues (plus it's expensive), really wouldn't recommend it for something as short term as holding trash

  • @johnlightfoot9967
    @johnlightfoot99674 ай бұрын

    In the UK the use of jute by supermarkets is decided by the supermarkets. 10-15 years ago most would sell you a jute bag, now your options are only plastic. It is a shame because a lot prefer jute.

  • @morghana3775
    @morghana37754 ай бұрын

    If we held corporations accountable for the environmental cost of one use plastics, I guarantee we would see a rise in innovative products like these more available.

  • @kittyspritzer799
    @kittyspritzer7994 ай бұрын

    Is there a way that Business Insider might be able to design and manage a crowd source funding model for some of the experimental technolgies they feature? With the viewership that they have, there's already a built-in population of people who are EXTREMELY interested in doing things differently. A little bit of money from a whole lot of people could make a whole lot of difference for these entrepreneurs that simply lack capital and public awareness.

  • @ile84
    @ile844 ай бұрын

    Yea that "secret" sauce is all in likelyhood sodium sulphite/sulfate, that is widely used in pulp mills to extract cellulose from the rest such as lignin, in paper industry. They might use recycled plastic or just new plastic as 30% of that mass, since jute was only 70% in those new bags. What part of their "jute bag" leaves ashes? If they removed all other stuff exept cellulose I mean, then there must be some other alkaline chemicals in it that leaves ash behind in the 30% of something else such as binders. Cellulose itself does burn all to x amount of CO2 and y amount of H2O.

  • @croftonstroud370
    @croftonstroud3704 ай бұрын

    I just have this feeling that the inventor is honest and genuine. I pray that this idea explodes and makes our environment sustainable. Note it is very soluble so if disposed in the oceans ( accidentally) animals like turtles won't consume it, mistaking it for jellyfish which could kill them . Beautiful documentary, bravo 👏 🙌.

  • @ohiasdxfcghbljokasdjhnfvaw4ehr

    @ohiasdxfcghbljokasdjhnfvaw4ehr

    4 ай бұрын

    prayers wont save the planet, and this wont either unless it's miraculously also much cheaper than plastic

  • @jacksonnc8877
    @jacksonnc88774 ай бұрын

    Gems like this man are what the world needs free thinking amazing people who ask one question can we do things better! Thank you for making this world a better place!

  • @manojkhalkho4668
    @manojkhalkho46684 ай бұрын

    Big marketing companies should go for this products. Yes this can solve the problems of plastic bags,rightly as said by its founder Mubarak. All environmentalists should promote this product if they are sincerely fighting for the cause. My mubarakbad to shri.Mubarakji for his endeavours.❤🇮🇳

  • @pauldupre2269
    @pauldupre22694 ай бұрын

    Love this, hope it goes worldwide

  • @inventor121
    @inventor1214 ай бұрын

    I wonder if bag are the solution to actually scaling up. I know this might seem odd, but the material is a polymer so it could be used as a plastic replacement. So i argue that they sould start with something that could work on a local infrastructure scale, namely packing material. Those large air filled plastic bags or something similar to bubble wrap might generate more investment as companies use these all the time and on rather predictable scales. This would allow the client to roadmap a plan and generate investment into a larger plant.

  • @fashunlei1333
    @fashunlei13334 ай бұрын

    I think big companies should learn to use jute material in packing snacks or food if feasible coz this I think could help lessen the waste of plastics..Counties all over the world should support this... 😊

  • @livingbeings
    @livingbeings4 ай бұрын

    6:00 “secret chemicals”

  • @Tigerlady248

    @Tigerlady248

    4 ай бұрын

    And '70% jute'. Whats the other 30%?

  • @machizomultimedia
    @machizomultimedia3 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed the documentary on the Golden Fibre of Bangladesh, Jute. Thanks for featuring these eco-friendly projects in Bangladesh. It's truly fascinating!

  • @TheTurtleThief
    @TheTurtleThief4 ай бұрын

    Would love to see this in stores!

  • @infinite5795
    @infinite57954 ай бұрын

    We also grow Jute in Odisha, its called Naļita in Odia, but it's mostly used as rugs, bags or traditional Odia pattachitra paintings here, but this alternative is something, which is quite environmentally conscious. Good job Bangladesh, we hope Mubaraka Bhai gets all the infra, recognition and support that he needs. We South Asian countries suffer similarly, due to pollution and this is a huge step in the making. But lets hope, corruption doesn't ruin this initiatives.

  • @muzahidulhaq6047

    @muzahidulhaq6047

    3 ай бұрын

    We also use the term 'Nalita' or 'Naailya' in some areas in Bangladesh. There is a Thana/Upazila (subdistrict) of Sherpur District of Northern Bangladesh, adjascent to Meghalaya Border of India, and famous for Jute cultivation, is named Na-lita-ba-ri i.e. the home of Jute!

  • @Tao_Tology
    @Tao_Tology4 ай бұрын

    It's stunning(ly sad) that even someone who is looking for new materials would say "there are no alternatives" to single-use plastic bags. I'm _fairly_ sure that human civilisation was coping for really quite a long time before throwaway-plastic-after-ome-use bags. There are objectively alternatives.

  • @darkpheonix77

    @darkpheonix77

    4 ай бұрын

    He was saying there are not a replacement at the time so banning them was a bad idea. Rather it should not be banned until a replacement (like the one he made) was ready.

  • @Tao_Tology

    @Tao_Tology

    4 ай бұрын

    @@darkpheonix77 And, again, there objectively _are_ alternatives since human civilisation really did manage to function without them.

  • @user-dm8zp9ru8h

    @user-dm8zp9ru8h

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@Tao_TologyYes objectively, but not economically. You can of course change it, but does it make sense financially? Is it as effective? Is it as durable? We switched to plastics because of reasons, and the current status quo is that nothing can be compared to how cheap plastics are for its durability. It's the same as once you taste something better you can't simply go back at eating something worse.

  • @Tao_Tology

    @Tao_Tology

    4 ай бұрын

    @@user-dm8zp9ru8h You can try putting conditions on your idea if you like, it doesn't stop it from not being true.

  • @aequintas2131

    @aequintas2131

    4 ай бұрын

    But there are alteranatives, he has one of them right there, just make a multi-use bag out of jute, or stop 2 steps into his r*trated process and just make paper bags out of the cellulse

  • @KiloFeenix
    @KiloFeenix4 ай бұрын

    I love this. My biggest concern is how we replace the plastic we don't want to degrade quickly, like glasses, electrical or cars.

  • @KMASIF-mi9yj

    @KMASIF-mi9yj

    4 ай бұрын

    Some long term use plastic can stay. With those we have to focus on recycling instead degrading

  • @wing3789
    @wing37894 ай бұрын

    Im skeptical. Where does the chemical that is used to extract cellulose go after use? Does it create another pollutant in waterways? Same thing with the binder. What is used for the bleaching process? Its always great to learn about those who dedicate their career in solving our problems, but at this point, it almost feels as if 90% are just green washing

  • @joel455667
    @joel4556674 ай бұрын

    People need to get into this idea looks good

  • @freddyrose7815
    @freddyrose78152 ай бұрын

    This is so great man. It would be amazing if this could become the norm

  • @perkzofbeingben
    @perkzofbeingben4 ай бұрын

    This is so exciting to hear about! Would love to see more support for this project and any others like it!! 🥳

  • @MohammedAllali__
    @MohammedAllali__4 ай бұрын

    Instead of investing money in attempting to replicate plastic with jute, why not reinforce the plastic bag ban and encourage jute factories to flood the market? Logically, your product is neither stronger, cheaper, nor more reusable than a traditional jute fiber bag. Additionally, it is not environmentally cleaner. The processes involved in transforming jute require a significant amount of power, water, and chemicals.

  • @Aquasliph

    @Aquasliph

    4 ай бұрын

    👆🏼This. Chemicals are not the answer to environmental waste.

  • @1234zxcvasdfqwer

    @1234zxcvasdfqwer

    4 ай бұрын

    You might be in the wrong comment section, people are not encouraged blindly by facts. I also agree i get tired of people trying to reinvent the wheel. if it can't beat plastic cost effectively it needs to be go beyond trying to beat just plastic bags, because it won't. Also i like how you draw the lines between how turning it from a normal jute bag into this alternative to plastic really defeats the entire purpose.

  • @MohammedAllali__

    @MohammedAllali__

    4 ай бұрын

    💯🎯@@1234zxcvasdfqwer

  • @Macachee

    @Macachee

    Ай бұрын

    @@1234zxcvasdfqwerIt doesn’t defeat the purpose if the plastic alternative is BIODEGRADABLE!!!!?!?

  • @ivan55599
    @ivan555994 ай бұрын

    "l prefer to keep recipe secret that no-one can try to steal (read: also improve) it, and that l can get rich while inventing something remarkable."

  • @NinoGucciani2021
    @NinoGucciani20214 ай бұрын

    Nobel Peace prize if he's able to accomplish the small obstacles standing in his way as well as major funding

  • @marvinraphaelmonfort8289
    @marvinraphaelmonfort82894 ай бұрын

    saw an Australian company making clingwrap with similar process via zac efron's Netflix show. glad that there are now at least 2 places that do this good work

  • @rokhamler3352
    @rokhamler33524 ай бұрын

    This could be more tear durable than PP plastic bags when dry - since it is probably a composite material from what i heard in the video - the cellulose fibers probably form the reinforcement while the "natural polymer" is used as the matrix and therefore bonds the reinforcement. Question is if the "natural" polymer is indeed biodegradable once it is extracted from wherever they get it or if it is just another plastic resin that shreds into tiny microplastic pieces that then pollute the environment. The big competitor of this product is not really PP plastic bags (those still do not have a strong alternative from what can be discerned in the video), but paper bags, since the product dissolves fairly quickly in water as mentioned in the video, similarly paper is weakened by water.

  • @mariec7092

    @mariec7092

    4 ай бұрын

    Most of the potential uses worldwide would not be for litter though. But I wonder what exactly are those bags we see in the water in the video, and they're like trashbags (although I don't think so because there would be an impossible to survive environment then)

  • @jj6282
    @jj62824 ай бұрын

    I wish this product global success. Hopefully other things like to-go containers could be developed from this material as well, replacing so mamy petrol based items we use today. Plastic products are slowly killing our planet, as well as contaminating our food supply

  • @rolfgrupp7228

    @rolfgrupp7228

    4 ай бұрын

    At the end plastics are fare more costly . People later are taxed for the Plastic Contamination or get Cancer by Nano Plastic Particles . They have detected them in blood and even in the brain of humans .

  • @exosproudmamabear558
    @exosproudmamabear5584 ай бұрын

    That is the most plastic looking plastic alternative I have ever seen. This seriously can take over plastic.

  • @theworldlab2529
    @theworldlab25294 ай бұрын

    I myself am a farmer's son from Bangladesh. Day by day the amount of cultivation is decreasing. The main reason for this is that it has to be sold at a much lower price than the cost of production.

  • @sanchezs7614
    @sanchezs76144 ай бұрын

    Here in California when i was a kid I back in the 90s i would see plastic trash bags everywhere and now that they started charging $0.10 per bag as well found alternatives there has been a big difference in plastic bag liter ❤

  • @mariec7092

    @mariec7092

    4 ай бұрын

    I was thinking maybe it's not the high price of the jute bag that is the problem but the cheapness of the plastic....

  • @odanequarrie9169
    @odanequarrie91694 ай бұрын

    With the capital and infrastructure coupled with management this bag will be competitive but I suspect the petroleum industry will not allow this great alternative to plastic to thrive.

  • @shrachi91d
    @shrachi91d4 ай бұрын

    An excellent initiative. Mass participation by common people can reduce use of 'killer plastic'

  • @natureworld5958
    @natureworld595822 күн бұрын

    this documentary is good and very inspiring and very help full future in-spite of plastic

  • @skylarmickel
    @skylarmickel4 ай бұрын

    This would be awesome if this bag did take over for the plastic bag but sadly I don't see it happening. Because most companies care about making money than anything else so that bag is even one penny higher than going to buy it. I personally like the idea of getting away from single-use plastic items. I live in the United States and even when we drive down the road gargo fishing or something like that you see plastic it is a serious problem everywhere.

  • @rolfgrupp7228

    @rolfgrupp7228

    4 ай бұрын

    Maybe the United Nations can achieve it. There are new regulations at the European Market related to sustainability .

  • @drpk6514
    @drpk65144 ай бұрын

    You should have shown the plant and how it is farmed.

  • @pengen_gantinama
    @pengen_gantinama4 ай бұрын

    I wish the industry reach a bigger success and everyone who work on it live a prosperous life.

  • @claricetat1578
    @claricetat15784 ай бұрын

    We need more people like you Mubarak Ahmad Khan

  • @johnransom1146
    @johnransom11464 ай бұрын

    Why not just use the normal jute and make reusable bags with handles. Seems like he’s trying to reinvent the wheel

  • @pepito_white

    @pepito_white

    4 ай бұрын

    Because You can use the bioplastic bags for sealed food like those lays or twinkies etc

  • @johnransom1146

    @johnransom1146

    4 ай бұрын

    They just showed shopping bags @@pepito_white

  • @stephsexoticpets
    @stephsexoticpets4 ай бұрын

    please get this more funding 😭

  • @user-sm3pp8tb1y
    @user-sm3pp8tb1y4 ай бұрын

    Necessity is the engine of ingenuity, bravo

  • @alienrobotcommando
    @alienrobotcommando4 ай бұрын

    Come to the US and help me set up a small factory for this!

  • @PvtFlowers

    @PvtFlowers

    4 ай бұрын

    aw yeah? and pay american wages?

  • @alienrobotcommando

    @alienrobotcommando

    4 ай бұрын

    @@PvtFlowers would it affect you? 😅 I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be considered for employment. 😂

  • @PvtFlowers

    @PvtFlowers

    4 ай бұрын

    @@alienrobotcommando you think they are gonna want to pay at least 7.25 an hour when they can pay these gents like a dollar an hour?

  • @alienrobotcommando

    @alienrobotcommando

    4 ай бұрын

    @@PvtFlowers good thing I'm me and not them, huh? 😃

  • @RechtmanDon
    @RechtmanDon4 ай бұрын

    Short term cost is greater than other bags, but long term means saving the environment.

  • @ohiasdxfcghbljokasdjhnfvaw4ehr

    @ohiasdxfcghbljokasdjhnfvaw4ehr

    4 ай бұрын

    too bad corporations dont give a shit about that, and they're the ones who choose to package everything in plastic. until we find something cheaper, or impose a hefty plastic tax, absolutely nothing will change.

  • @agcala9619
    @agcala96193 ай бұрын

    What a wonderful idea. The world needs to learn about this. Thank you for sharing. Eva

  • @daveballin
    @daveballin2 ай бұрын

    Useful stuff, bring it back.

  • @DarkMeyer777
    @DarkMeyer7774 ай бұрын

    As long as the chemicals used in this product are "organic, available freely, doesnt require alot of energy to produce, bio degradable" then i would think this would be a life changing invention

  • @abovewater99
    @abovewater994 ай бұрын

    Question: would be how flammable is it? 😂

  • @al6243

    @al6243

    4 ай бұрын

    Plastic is also very flammable you know. What's your point?

  • @etiquettefanatic5985
    @etiquettefanatic59854 ай бұрын

    Jute products look classy and gives a feeling of a warm home so I prefer these.

  • @KyaniMosaic_Crone
    @KyaniMosaic_Crone3 ай бұрын

    I'd love to see him expand the line of products he can offer. Perhaps 1 day this wonderful Jute material can replace mylar balloons. We live at the beach & every time we take a walk along the shore we find so many dead birds & marine life tangled in mylar balloons

  • @nomanee87
    @nomanee874 ай бұрын

    Sad to see workers' safety compromised on many occasions throughout the process. Exploitation. At 2:20 & 2:25 - loose clothes near the spinning machines. No face masks while working in fine dust environment.

  • @jonathanjones3126

    @jonathanjones3126

    4 ай бұрын

    2nd and third world countries workers don't seem to know better

  • @BeatriceChloe1
    @BeatriceChloe1Ай бұрын

    I wasn't financial free until my 40’s and I’m still in my 40’s, bought my third house already, earn on a monthly through passive income, and got 4 out of 5 goals, just hope it encourages someone's that it doesn’t matter if you don’t have any of them right now, you can start TODAY regardless your age INVEST and change your future! Investing in the financial market is a grand choice I made.

  • @LaurenPhina

    @LaurenPhina

    Ай бұрын

    yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to a great loss too

  • @CharlesWalker-jb1yl

    @CharlesWalker-jb1yl

    Ай бұрын

    Hello, I’m 37 and I am not worth much yet , please help me out. Bought my first house last month and I can't seem to make any other smart investment.

  • @KindnessGodfrey

    @KindnessGodfrey

    Ай бұрын

    wanted to trade, but I got discouraged with the market price fluctuations

  • @KindnessGodfrey

    @KindnessGodfrey

    Ай бұрын

    Can you recommend a guide for me?

  • @JasmineFoster-uh4zz

    @JasmineFoster-uh4zz

    Ай бұрын

    Haven't you heard of Expert Chrissy Barymoer ?He gives excellent guide on the right stock with high dividend

  • @staninjapan07
    @staninjapan074 ай бұрын

    His perseverance and the product are both impressive. I would love to invest in this... if I had the money to do so.

  • @iambrian769
    @iambrian7694 ай бұрын

    We Have Alternatives In The World...We Just Have To Get Behind Them.

  • @YourMom-vl2sp
    @YourMom-vl2sp4 ай бұрын

    Plastic is too cheap and easy to produce. It will never replace it

  • @al6243

    @al6243

    4 ай бұрын

    Someone gets it. Plastic is just far too energy efficient. Frankly the only way this jute product could replace plastic is if companies are willing to change into this. But unfortunately, nearly all companies prioritize profit above everything else. So I don't see them all choosing this more expensive material, no matter how much more eco-friendly it is.

  • @FallenSkater1940
    @FallenSkater19404 ай бұрын

    i hope to see more jute products being used in the future, thank you to our Bangladeshi brothers and sisters who are fighting for the future of our planet 🌎

  • @nightmanthinks
    @nightmanthinks4 ай бұрын

    Finally Bangladesh in Business Insider 🇧🇩❤❤

  • @mrgallbladder
    @mrgallbladder4 ай бұрын

    No, it can't. Next question.

  • @aydidmohammadarabshah5583
    @aydidmohammadarabshah55834 ай бұрын

    Kudos to GOVT and scientist.This really a big solution to our Ecology.

  • @mundanepants
    @mundanepants4 ай бұрын

    Hope they get more funding and the production process truly is more ecological than producing other plastic. If we could further use jute in other products that require plastic, that would be amazing

  • @FunNFury
    @FunNFury3 ай бұрын

    I wish Bangladesh success in this endeavour, it would be awesome to be able to replace plastic. - From your neighbour India.

  • @khannasrul6404
    @khannasrul64044 ай бұрын

    Finally got to see a doc from my country Bangladesh. Plz make another report on Bogra's mishti doi...

  • @user-yr7xi1om3h
    @user-yr7xi1om3h4 ай бұрын

    Plant polymers and natural packaging needs to be implemented worldwide NOW before its too late. This is our only planet were getting, ever, at this rate...

  • @theepicsealshow123
    @theepicsealshow1234 ай бұрын

    The guy in the thumbnail looks like a lion lol

  • @notorio526

    @notorio526

    4 ай бұрын

    Or Goldilocks

  • @EnchantedJewelzEmpire
    @EnchantedJewelzEmpire4 ай бұрын

    The focus is always bags. Hard plastics are an even bigger culprit. Look around in your kitchen, bathroom, counter tops, etc... So much is made from plastic: lighters, ink pens, damn near every handle, pill bottles, vitamin bottles, shampoo bottles, soap bottles, practically all bottles, cleaning sprays, fans, registers, laptops, organizer bins, surveillance cameras, trays, speakers, tape dispensers, flower pots, binders, light switches, sign holders, dashboards, there's no end! The entire existence of plastic needs to be the focus, not just plastic bags. I've seen people get all in their feelings arguing about plastic bags while also drinking a soda from a plastic bottle and owning everything listed above.

  • @LoveFromPabna
    @LoveFromPabna4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for showing my loving country.

  • @rakamu2940
    @rakamu29404 ай бұрын

    Malaysia in early 90's still using jute bag for big bag of rice but in late 90's its changed to plastic. They used hook to brought down the bag of rice from the lorry to the store.

  • @guapshonen
    @guapshonen4 ай бұрын

    Wish this man who's dedicated his self for an important project. I wish him all the best and success in his endeavors.

  • @greenplanet4432
    @greenplanet44324 ай бұрын

    Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 i watch this channel every day and love also this is our country products 💚🇧🇩

  • @anirudhamajumder4765
    @anirudhamajumder47654 ай бұрын

    A very good step, I think the government of Bangladesh needs to come forward with this step

  • @sbdiaries
    @sbdiariesАй бұрын

    Wow 👌 200tons of jute sure is a massive amount ❤. We hope that Bangladesh get better 🙏 ❤

  • @SemourKlitz
    @SemourKlitz4 ай бұрын

    Awesome video! I think with PLASTIC prices climbing due to PETROLEUM prices fairly high, that companies will eventually see the writing on the wall and make the more Eco-friendly switch to biodegradable alternatives. But this could be expedited if national laws were implemented.

  • @ZoKitchen
    @ZoKitchen4 ай бұрын

    That’s a nice biodegradable

  • @andrewmcnulty6789
    @andrewmcnulty67893 ай бұрын

    What an amazing product, I hope they receive the funding they so desperately need.

  • @istoppedlaughing5225
    @istoppedlaughing52254 ай бұрын

    Jute has an unimaginably best potential

  • @CodingAqyanoos
    @CodingAqyanoos3 ай бұрын

    Wow my respect for those people ❤

  • @CsStoker
    @CsStoker4 ай бұрын

    But they still use a polymer to bind the whole material

  • @gbodybala9295

    @gbodybala9295

    4 ай бұрын

    yup

  • @SmoothLounge7
    @SmoothLounge74 ай бұрын

    People need to understand that plastic doesn’t just means plastic bags, it means car parts, phone parts, house materials, medical equipment, bicycle parts, bottles and containers galore. You can’t stop the production of plastic or our society wouldn’t know what to do. Now you can get rid of one use plastic bags because that is a waste. Just like how I feel single use water bottles is a Huge waste.

  • @aniketpatel8089

    @aniketpatel8089

    4 ай бұрын

    One use🤣, biggest uded palstics are those plastics which we uses to carry amything. These carry bag like plastics are the major problem, globally.

  • @mpanoadamson2960
    @mpanoadamson29604 ай бұрын

    Now this is worth a watch!

  • @m.pearce3273
    @m.pearce32734 ай бұрын

    Super interesting documentary from BI and I Love to see interesting rethinking alternatives to plastic. Has BI done one on industrial Hemp ? If not look to the Czech Hemp. Season's Greetings to all BI Fans and wishing all an even better 2024🎉🎉🎉🎉

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