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Agrotech-Bangladesh represents
BioBag International Norway (www.biobag.no) in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh government has banned Polyethylene as packaging and
shopping/carrier bags and Agrotech-Bangladesh is working to provide the
replacement with 100% biodegradable and compostable BioBag and Bio Packaging
Materials. Bangladesh did not had any standard for packaging materials
recoverable through composting and biodegradation, Agrotech worked closely
with the Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute of under the ministry of
industry to adopt EN-13432 as Bangladesh standard. Bangladesh Standard and
Testing Institute adopted EN-13432 as BDS-EN-13432. This standard is a
milestone to implement govt. anti-polyethylene policy.
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