Type of plastic used by manufacturers
<p>Advice,Business,Consumer LDPE stands for Low Density Polythylene and refers
to the soft plastic material that makes up these bags, it is the most common
type of plastic used by manufacturers at around 19.3%. You can also get HDPE,
high density Polythylene, which is a harder material and more expensive to make.
</p><p>LDPE carrier bags are a cheap and versatile choice due to their semi-rigid,
weather proof and tough properties. From a manufacturing point of view they are
also easily processed at a low cost – keeping them reasonably priced to print
bespoke designs and logos onto. Manufacturers more than ever are now able to
customer print and manufacture these bags aligned to any design and brand
requirements. There are also the options of having these bags manufactured in
print or gloss finishes.
</p><p>They are listed as a type 4 material, which means they are slightly harder to
recycle that their type 2 HDPE cousin, but their long life allows for continued
reuse. This overall makes this a type of carrier bag which is good value for
money and most ideal for serving a wide variety of retail carrier bagging
requiements.&nbsp;</p>
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