Polythene Carrier Bags

Polythene Carrier Bags

Midpac hold stock from our Coventry and Skegness branches, a multitude of polythene carrier bags in various colours, styles and sizes. New for 2009 was the introduction of our eco biothene polythene carrier bags that degrade after a period of time or exposure to light. Printed carrier bags start from 500 bags over printed with a single colour simple design, multi coloured designs can be reproduced from as little as 1000 bags.

Paper or Polythene Carrier Bags?
Very few manufacturing processes have absolutely no negative impact on the environment. In the paper or polythene carrier bag debate, paper is often promoted as the wiser choice for the environment because of its organic nature and biodegradability. Paper for grocery bags is created from natural wood pulp derived from an abundant supply of commercial trees. There are no artificial dyes added to the product, and paper grocery bags degrade relatively quickly in landfills and other sites. From the aspect of biodegradability and raw materials, paper would appear to win the argument between paper or polythene bags, or does it?

Paper bags must be manufactured somewhere however, and that means factories which require significant amounts of energy to operate. These factories also discharge waste products into local waterways and into the air. Trees work as carbon dioxide traps and also provide a supply of fresh oxygen for all of the Earth's inhabitants. If the paper industry does not maintain a program of replacing the trees it uses for production, the environment as a whole could suffer. When it comes to responsible use of natural resources, biodegradable polythene carrier bags may have a slight advantage in the paper bag or polythene bag  debate.

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