The tax research unit had classified polypropylene woven and non-woven bags including those laminated with biaxially oriented polypropylene under chapter 39 of customs tariff law, which deals with plastics and articles thereof, thus a higher duty at 15% rate was to be levied.
Non-woven bags more harmful than poly bags
7th January, 2021 10:30:26
Nowadays non-woven bags are being used indiscriminately for many purposes, but they are more harmful than polythene bags to public health and environment.
Non-woven shopping bags are now reigning supreme in the country, which people take as alternative to harmful polythene bags. Non-woven bags look safe but they are more hazardous, experts say.
Non-woven bags are made of spun and bond polypropylene fiber. They are soft and air-permeable. Non-woven bags are produced from non-biodegradable plastics. They are manufactured on a machine by spreading rolls of plastic, environmentalists say.
Lack of proper monitoring by the authorities concerned has been blamed for the rampant use of the hazardous non-woven bags in the country, they opined.