Production process of Jute Stick Straw

How we manufacture eco-friendly Jute Straws?

• Harvesting:

Jute is harvested between 120 days to 150 days from sowing when the flowers have shed. Early harvesting gives good healthy fibers. The harvested plants are left in field for 3 days for the leaves to shed. The stems are then made up into bundles for steeping in water. Steeping is carried out immediately after harvest.

• RETTING:

Retting is the process of extracting fiber from stem of the plants. The various ways of Retting but among them, in our arias there is only one way of retting and that is the water or microbial retting is a century old but the most popular process in extracting fine fibers. (However, selection of these retting processes depends on the availability of water and the cost of retting process).

After harvesting, the jute stalks are tied into bundles and submerged in running water. The stalk stays submerged in water for around 20 days. However, the retting process may require less time if the quality of the jute is better. In most cases, the fiber extraction process of fibers in water retting is done by the farmers sitting on the Khatal(A temporary water-level bench, made of Jute stem) or standing under water(in other villages)

When the jute stalk is well retted, the stalk is grabbed in bundles and separate fiber from the jute with a handy process. After losing the fiber, we collect clean wet Jute stem then dry them in the sun light for 10-12 days. After then we work on the Washing, Cutting, Hygienic and Packaging process.

• Production process of Jute Stick Straw:

Firstly, the hollow stems of jute are collected, which are washed and then cut into perfect shape and size next we clean in-side of the hollow stems then they go through the Hygienic process and next for the packaging process. And eventually Just straws are ready to go in the market.

• These straws do not contain any chemicals or preservatives and can be reused multiple times at home.