Consumers got the option of vermi compost bags instead of single use plastic
Raipur, 24 June 2023
Plastic is a huge threat to the environment. Single-use plastic has been banned so that there is no pollution due to plastic and it does not harm humans and cattle. Due to this ban, a new means of employment has become available to rural women through Gothans. Women self-help groups in Gothans are now preparing bags from vermicompost, which is protecting the environment as an alternative to single-use plastic and earning income from it.
Under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park (RIPA), standard form vermicompost bag manufacturing enterprises are being set up in the state. For this machine is being set up which is helping the women of the group to increase their income. The women of this employment group are now leading the way in making alternative products such as vermi compost bags, bags, paper envelopes and other items to prevent the use of substandard plastic. On the same lines, women’s groups are providing alternative materials at cheaper rates to effectively ban non-standard plastic. In this sequence, rural women of Birkoni Gauthan of Mahasamund district are manufacturing bags named Sirpur Vermi Compost.
An action plan has been made by the state government to connect women groups with employment through RIPA under the No Plastic campaign. Vermi compost bags and other packing material made by Ram Janki self-help women’s group of Birkoni are being available in Gothans and C-Mart as per requirement. Mrs. Rekha Nagpure of Ram Janaki self-help group Birkoni said that till now she has provided 5000 vermicompost bags in the Gothans of the district as per the demand and she is getting more orders continuously. According to the president of the group, this bag conforms to the standard and is easy to carry due to being very light and strong, due to which they are in high demand.
