Abstract

The present paper aims to focus on the traditional usage of plants that may prove worthy to the modern world. One least thought about, yet important issue is the menace of plastic bags and how to find out an effective alternative to do away with plastic bags. The answer to this is using plants for packaging and wrapping. There is an age old practice of the indigenous tribes of Meghalaya, India who use bioresource viz. plant parts like leaves and petiole-sheaths which are biodegradable, as one of the substitutes for plastic bags (Low Density and High Density Polyethylene). Use of the natural plant wraps can reduce soil and water pollution, thus reducing the threat to the existence of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems including all species which thrive upon it.

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