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TRASH BAGS 101

American businesses generate approximately 90
million tons of waste annually and use 250 billion
trash bags to collect, store and transport this waste.

Receptacle Fit

The width of the bag should be equal to

½ the circumference of the receptacle.

The length of the bag should be equal to

the height of the receptacle + ½ of the diameter (or
diagonal if square or rectangular) + 3 inches.

Global Industrial™ Trash Bags fit in most popular receptacle sizes from
3 to 65 gallon.

Material

Polyethylene Resin is the Polyethylene Resin ▼ High Density ▼ Low Density

most commonly used material for trash
bags. Polyethylene's density defines its Puncture Resistance ★ ★★★
puncture resistance and stretch
properties. Stretch ★★★ ★

Appropriate Contents Office/Kitchen Construction Debris

Waste Brocken Glass

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Grass Clippings Sharp Metal
Rags and Clothes Sticks & Twigs
Paper Goods

Microns measure thickness of high density trash bags, while mils

measure low density trash bags. 1 mil equals 25.4 microns.

Global Industrial™ Global Industrial™

High Density Trash Bags Low Density Trash Bags
Available from 0.21 to 0.57 mil thickness Available from 0.5 to 3 mil thickness

Bottom Seal

The Bottom Seal is critical to Seal Type ▼ Flat Seal ▼ Gusset Seal ▼ Star Seal
commercial applications because of its
ability to keep material in. The most
common seals are Flat, Gusseted or Diagram
Star Sealed.
Fit to Container ★ ★★★ ★★

Leak Protection ★★ ★ ★★★

Load Distribution ★★★ ★★ ★★

All Global Industrial™ Trash Bags are star sealed for balance.
Drum liners are flat sealed for heavier loads.

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