Post polythene ban, traders shift to manufacturing paper bags

With this sudden increase in the demand, however, the traders are busy struggling to complete their orders. They say that with limited orders earlier, they had limited labourers, due to which, they are now having problems in meeting the deadlines. Another trend that has been witnessed is that traders, who earlier dealt in plastic, have now shifted to paper bags.

Vinaj Kansal, owner of Davindra Cottage Industry in Sector 20, who has shifted to the business of making paper bags, says he suffered a loss of Rs 4 lakh due to the ban as he could not sell the stock of plastic goods. Talking to Newsline, he said: 8220;The ban has definitely created problems for customers who have to carry their purchases in paper bags. But from the business point of view, it has come up as a good opportunity for traders. Though I suffered loss owing to the unsold stock, the paper bag business is going fine.8221;