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Home Blog Main Differences between Packaging and Industrial Plastic Bags
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8 Jul 2021

Main Differences between Packaging and Industrial Plastic Bags

by MacRAES Team | posted in: Heavy Duty Bags | 0 PolyPak Packaging

Plastic is an incredibly versatile material. We use it in ever-increasing quantities in our society, and we use it in a massive variety of ways. One of the most common uses of plastic, we’ve all used a plastic bag to carry home our groceries. We’ve also used heavy duty plastic bags for more intense loads. There are a few different classifications of plastic bags, and it’s important to determine which one is the most useful for your goals. Doing the research upfront on heavy duty bags can help you avoid any mistakes, and to ensure that you get the most efficient product for your needs.

Carrying Capacity Variation Between Types of Plastic Bag

There are three primary types of plastic bags, the primary difference between them is their strength and durability, though other variances exist. These range from heavy duty bags to more lightweight bags.

High Density Polyethylene or HDPE

This type of plastic is the densest of the three types we will discuss. This makes it excellent for carrying heavy loads. The high-density material allows it to carry far more weight without breaking. These heavy duty bags will hold more weight, but the density also causes it to be vulnerable to sharp objects. The high-density plastics can tear more easily due to inflexibility than lighter plastics would.

They are also generally opaque due to their dense nature, which makes them suitable when visibility is either not desired, or irrelevant. If you need a heavy duty bag, this is the obvious choice. These are also the preferred heavy duty plastic bags for shipping.

Linear Low-Density Plastics or LLDPE

These act as a sort of middle ground plastic. They cannot carry as much as high-density plastic, but they are more resistant to tearing from sharp objects. They’re midway strong and midway flexible. These are a great choice for carrying anything exceptionally pointy or sharp. These tend to be more transparent than their high-density counterparts. These are solid mid-range plastic shipping bags.

Low-Density Polyethylene or LDPE

This is the least dense of all plastics. It’s not as strong as the other plastics, and it’s not as flexible as linear low-density plastics. These bags are the most transparent of all of the bags; this can be desirable when visibility is crucial. These can be situationally good plastic shipping bags. These make a poor choice as heavy duty plastic bags for shipping though.

There’s a lot of planning to do when you’re looking for packaging for your product. You need to determine your needs in terms of strength. It’s also important to account for flexibility and even visibility. Check out our website for more information, and you can begin today!

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