SLHB to promote eco-friendly shopping bags
\n Daily News
\nby Irangika Range<\/p>\n
The Sri Lanka Handicraft Board (SLHB) will set up three plants to manufacture eco-friendly shopping bags as an alternative for polythene bags.
\nThis will be utilised in every Laksala branch in the country to offer its goods to customers.
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Under this project, it has selected three villages to set up a rush and reed bags manufacturing project in Nikeweratiya, a paper bags manufacturing project in Kobeigane and Palmyrah bags manufacturing project in Kumbukveva.<\/p>\n
Laksala Chairperson Somakumari Tennakoon told the Daily News that the main aim of this programme is to popularise the usage of eco-friendly bags in the country by promoting village-based resources.<\/p>\n
This project will also assist the national programme to create 100,000 self-employment opportunities within six months in the country.<\/p>\n
“Laksala will give direct orders to manufacture these environment friendly bags to these plants and it will purchase products from mid February.<\/p>\n
All Laksala branches will commence to utilise these bags at the same day this month,” she said.<\/p>\n
The SLHB will expand this programme in the country using raw material such as rush and reed, kitul, palmyrah, jute, paper and cloth to manufacture eco-friendly bags.<\/p>\n
The technical knowledge will be provided by the SLHB. This is a good income generating avenue for villagers and it will promote their livelihood as well,” she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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