What is a garbage bag?
Industrial garbage bags are made from recycled PE plastic, the bags are tough, shiny, load-bearing, the bottom seam is firm, non-toxic.
This type of bag is a very effective environmental protection solution, helping places with a large amount of garbage can handle garbage, being environmentally friendly and ensuring the benefit of the community.
The 4 most popular types of garbage bags today
Today, on the market, there are many types of garbage bags such as: black garbage bags, colorful garbage bags, non-biodegradable plastic bags, biological garbage bags … Each type of garbage bag has countless Models, sizes meet our needs. Here are the 4 most common types of garbage bags you can refer to today:
1. Plastic bags for garbage in rolls
Roll garbage bags are the most common type of garbage bags on the market today. Such plastic bags are used by many households. The main material of this bag is polyethylene PE plastic. PE garbage bags and additives will not decompose in the environment under normal conditions. It can take up to 3,000 years for these compounds to completely decompose.
Low-quality garbage bags also contain large amounts of cadmium and lead. Therefore, when using such garbage bags, the user’s health will be at risk. In the long run, there are effects on the brains and lungs of those who use them.
In the garbage bag with the paint label printed on the package, if the quality is not good, it will contain a lot of formaldehyde and tributyl tin. These two compounds can penetrate through the skin, increasing the risk of cancer, increasing the likelihood of dangerous diseases of the skin, lungs, etc.
The characteristics of poor quality and hazardous garbage bags can be distinguished by the naked eye: rough surface and longitudinal stripes. When opening the garbage bag, there will be an unpleasant smell due to many impurities …
2. Colorful garbage bags
Before the serious harm of plastic bags to the environment, many people now have the habit of storing bags after going to the market to use for household waste. These bags are usually made of very high density polyethylene.
Plastic bags for garbage are cheap, so the gloss and clarity of the bags are average. The toughness, flexibility is not as hard as some bags, easy to fold. This type of plastic bag when used will rustle and rub against each other, so it is also called a foam bag.
Plastic bags are quite thin and tend to tear when holding slightly sharp or heavy items. However, like plastic bags, they are not biodegradable.
However, if the bag is burned, decomposition can also produce harmful substances that pollute the air environment. Or if you throw it down the drain or bury it in the ground, it can clog the drain and stay in the ground for thousands of years.
3. Biodegradable garbage bags
As you know, biodegradable plastic bags on the market still contain 40-50% microplastics. The composition of the bag also contains other substances such as: corn flour, bagasse, flour, decomposition additives …
Unlike traditional plastic bags used to store waste in the past, it takes hundreds of thousands of years to completely decompose. Biodegradable plastic bags help shorten the time from a few tens to hundreds of years. This helps us to reduce some of the harm to the environment.
Biodegradable garbage bags contain natural ingredients, so the impact on consumers’ health is minimized to a certain extent. In addition, garbage bags are affordable and come in many sizes, so they can best meet the needs of using garbage bags for different items.
If burned, the product is flammable but does not emit black smoke, the product is less toxic because it contains less heavy metals and impurities. On the contrary, there are also bags that are difficult to burn, have an unpleasant smell, the fire will be extinguished when there is smoke, then there are many impurities in the bag, which are not guaranteed to be harmful to users.
4. Biological waste bags
Just like biodegradable garbage bags, bio-hazard bags still contain microplastics, accounting for 40-50% of the product. After decomposition, microplastics will remain in the air, soil or water (the environment where they are discharged), polluting the surrounding environment.
Animals, microorganisms, and even humans can still eat, drink, or breathe these microplastics into their bodies. This is extremely dangerous for human health, especially other animals in general.
Therefore, you should prioritize the use of biological waste bags. This type of bag is made from 100% bagasse, bagasse, corn starch, wheat flour, etc., which can be completely decomposed. Although biodegradable garbage bags can reduce a lot of harm compared to ordinary plastic bags.
The best eco-friendly garbage bags are bio bags. So if you have the conditions then use these packages first.
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