So which would you choose – plastic or paper?
It is becoming a question that has created huge debate; when it comes to packing your grocery shopping, would you choose a paper or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there are a lot of positive and negative aspects associated with each type of bag. From durability and re-usability to life-cycle costs, there’s a lot more to paper and plastic bags than meets the eye. Let’s take a look at the way each bag affects the environment. Continue reading
Growing environmental awareness has given rise once again to the Plastic versus Paper debate. Businesses are being asked to work hand in hand with environmental bodies yet are on a constant quest to keep prices down for the consumer. On average per household, a plastic bag cost 15c compared to a paper bag which costs 35c.
Everywhere we are being encouraged to resist the use of plastic bags which “poison the environment” and use paper bags instead! This campaign is largely fuelled by the ignorance of federal, state and local governments regarding plastic recycling and the consumers themselves not understanding the recycling process.
Education at all levels will help us “close the loop”, preventing plastic bags escaping in to our environment. Instead, they can be turned into valuable and re-usable resources beneficial to our society.
Here are THE FACTS: Continue reading
Plastic bags are cheap, hygienic and functional products that are often reused. Provided they do not end up as litter, they have very little effect on the environment. Carbon that was stored in gas deposits ends up being stored in landfill sites. Continue reading
Do you know that Speedway Plastic bags also offers environmentally friendly bags.
What makes our Eco-Pure treated bags revolutionary is, unlike all other biodegradable bags, our bags are food contact grade and most of all it does not have a shelf life limitation. It not only retains the current characteristics of poly bags, but gain the added benefit of being biodegradable at the end of their useful lifetime when disposed of in a microbial rich environment such as landfill. Eco-Pure treated bags take a fraction of the many years traditional plastics take to biodegrade. Continue reading
Heavy duty nursery/fertiliser bag is one of our core products since our formation days. We are reputable in producing durable industrial strength bags in various sizes and heavy gauges from 100um up to 200um. These tough bags can be used for potting everything from woodchips to soils or chemicals.
These bags are non-slip grade to facilitate stacking on pallet and preventing it from collapsing. The printing quality as well as the bags are also UV treated.
Minimum quantity is 5,000pcs and turn around time is 3 weeks from date of order.
We do except short run of 1,000pcs with an extra set-up charge.
Retail and boutique bags are made out of low density (glossy finish) or high density (matte finish) polyethylene with dye-cut handle.
Besides the standard white colour, you can opt for other colours such as red, yellow, orange, brown, etc.
Printing of company logos or slogans on the bags, up to four colours can be a first class advertising option for companies.
Turn around time is usually 3 weeks from date of order. Our minimum quantity for printed bags is 5,000pcs. However, we do accept short run of 1,000pcs with an extra set-up charge.
We also stock non-printed white bags in the following common sizes:-
- SMALL – 250MM(W) X 300MM(L)
- MEDIUM – 300MM(W) X 400MM(L)
- LARGE – 400MM(W) X 500MM(L)
Showbags and Promotion bags comes in both low density (glossy finish) and high density (matte finish) polyethylene with dye-cut handle. Our Showbags for kids come with six punch holes across the bags to prevent suffocating hazard in children.
Sizes and printing options are similar to retail and boutique bags.
Minimum quantity is 5,000pcs and turn around time is 3 weeks from date of order.
Heavy duty garbage bags or body bags are usually made out of low density polyethylene in black or grey colour. They are flat-bottom and bottom sealed bags.
The gauge for body bags usually range from 100um up to 150um.
Self-adhesive bags can be made out of clear low density polyethylene or polypropylene (PP) for high clarity.
It is an envelope style bag with a resealable or tampered proof tape on the lip of the bag.
It comes in various sizes and printing option is also available.
Bread and produce bags are made out of clear low density polyethylene.
Bread bags come with or without bottom gusset and with or without wickett.
Standard produce bags printed 1kg, 5kgs and 10kgs are also available
