Plastic Merchandise Bags: Not Just For Shoppers

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Plastic Merchandise Bags Photo Courtesy of Four Star Plastics.

It is often assumed that plastic merchandise bags and plastic shopping bags are the same item, both of which come in a variety of styles, sizes and colors. The specific details of shopping or merchandise bags depend on the store that is purchasing them for their customers. However, “plastic merchandise bag” is a term not only applied to the Continue reading

Poly Bags: About the Plastic Material

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Poly Bag Photo Courtesy of Diversified Plastics & Packaging, Inc.

Plastic bags are also known as poly bags because of the two types of plastics that are used most often to create them. Polyethylene and polypropylene are not exclusively used to manufacture plastic bags, but because of their specific characteristics they are the most popular. Poly bags must be sturdy but Continue reading

The Many Styles of Clear Plastic Bags

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Clear plastic bags are one of the most popular genres in the plastic bag spectrum of products. This is because of the many advantages of clear plastic bags. They can be utilized in a variety of applications in a variety of industries, including the residential use of zip lock bags and baggies. Another industrial use includes packaging and Continue reading

Why Polypropylene Bags are Great

Polypropylene is a thermoplastic that is very popular in the plastic bag industry because it is a non-toxic, sturdy, flexible, lightweight and clear plastic. Each of these characteristics is incredibly important when considering the variety of products that are stored within polypropylene bags. In manufacturing industries, such as automotive or Continue reading

Zip Lock Bags: The Closure Mechanism

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The wonderful thing about zip lock bags is that they can be used more then one time, which makes those that have purchased them feel like they are getting their money’s worth as well being an environmentally friendly product. Any item that can be reused numerous times is considered Continue reading

Polyethylene Bags VS Polypropylene Bags

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Plastic Bags Photos Courtesy of Poly Pak Plastics.

Among the materials used to create plastic bags in their many forms is polyethylene, one of the major plastic bag substances. Polyethylene bags have many positive characteristics that are very similar to the other major poly bag substance, polypropylene. The major difference between the two is that Continue reading

The Multiple Variations of Plastic Shopping Bag

Plastic shopping bags are the classic accessory for wealthy girls with little to do and a lot of time on their hands. Is it any wonder then that upscale stores have done their best to make even their plastic shopping bags look classy? Whether the bags are colored, shaped in a special way or printed with Continue reading

The Identification of Printed Plastic Bags

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Plastic Bags Photo Courtesy of International Plastics, Inc.

Most of the time that I am carrying a plastic bag I do not register that there are words or designs on the material, unless the design or words are particularly shocking and eye-catching. However, the subliminal marketing that takes place when stores mark their plastic bags with logos must be worthwhile for so many Continue reading