Plastic Carry Bags: Types of Manufacturing, Environmental Benefits and Eco Options
There are few materials more universally accepted than carry bag plastic and the world’s retail industry couldn’t do without this efficient packaging. From the smallest, dirtiest convenience-type stores to the (once powerful) curbside chains grocery store many are no longer immune. But today, the discussion of plastic has moved beyond what’s convenient and into a deep analysis of how it is made, why we cannot get enough of the stuff and what “green” alternatives — if indeed there are any — are out there. Knowing what happens to a carry bag in its lifecycle, from the polymerization of raw material through to recycling or degradation allows retailers and consumers looking for good end-to-end stewardship to balance the environmental performance with operational requirements. The Delicate Science of Making Plastic Carry Bags Manufacture of carry bags plastic The processing technique employed is blown film extrusion. It begins as tiny, transparent beads of resin that are typically made of h...