{"id":2820,"date":"2019-06-18T14:53:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/?p=2820"},"modified":"2021-11-18T11:21:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T11:21:57","slug":"can-you-recycle-plastic-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/can-you-recycle-plastic-bags","title":{"rendered":"Can you recycle plastic bags?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a growing interest in sustainability and \u2018green-ness\u2019 among businesses and consumers today and many ask can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/bags\/plastic-bags_C1410.html\">plastic bags<\/a> be recycled? For instance, are plastic bags recyclable across the board, can plastic bags with paper labels be recycled and what plastic bags can be recycled are issues that more people are wrestling with today than ever before.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2821 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem; margin-right: 1.71429rem; margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;\" title=\"Plastics and plastic bags need recycling, the good news is that they can even be made into recycling bins\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-and-plastic-bags-need-recycling-the-good-news-is-that-they-can-even-be-made-into-recycling-bins.jpg\" alt=\"Plastics and plastic bags need recycling, the good news is that they can even be made into recycling bins\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-and-plastic-bags-need-recycling-the-good-news-is-that-they-can-even-be-made-into-recycling-bins.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-and-plastic-bags-need-recycling-the-good-news-is-that-they-can-even-be-made-into-recycling-bins-430x323.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-and-plastic-bags-need-recycling-the-good-news-is-that-they-can-even-be-made-into-recycling-bins-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-and-plastic-bags-need-recycling-the-good-news-is-that-they-can-even-be-made-into-recycling-bins-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-and-plastic-bags-need-recycling-the-good-news-is-that-they-can-even-be-made-into-recycling-bins-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span style=\"color: #757575; font-size: 0.857143rem; font-style: italic; background-color: transparent;\">Plastics and plastic bags need recycling, the good news is that they can even be made into recycling bins (Image: Wikipedia)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/bags\/plastic-paper-carrier-bags\/plastic-carrier-bags_C141210.html\">plastic carrier bags<\/a> \u2013\u00a0of which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/plastic-bag-numbers-rise-for-the-fifth-year\">the average UK household has 40 stashed away<\/a>, forming just part of the 8.5 billion produced every year \u2013\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/bags\/plastic-bags\/standard-grip-seal-polybags_PDT02418.html\">grip-seal bags<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/bags\/plastic-bags\/self-seal-polypropylene-bags_PDT01384.html\">self-sealing bags<\/a>, sandwich bags, bin bags and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/stretch-film-palletising\/pallets-accessories\/tear-off-pallet-covers_PDT02469.html\">specialist covers for (covering) pallets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/bags\/plastic-bags\/premium-heavy-duty-grip-seal-bags_PDT02421.html\">other industrial goods<\/a>, the plastic bag is so useful we just keep on making them.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/bags\/plastic-bags_C1410.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2822 size-full\" title=\"Bags for bears, bags and shirts: \u00a0plastic bags can be used for almost anything \u2013 and often more than just once\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Polythene-bags.jpg\" alt=\"Bags for bears, bags and shirts: \u00a0plastic bags can be used for almost anything \u2013 and often more than just once\" width=\"1197\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Polythene-bags.jpg 1197w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Polythene-bags-430x145.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Polythene-bags-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Polythene-bags-1024x346.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1197px) 100vw, 1197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, increasingly recycling and reuse is becoming an important consumer consideration \u2013\u00a0so what can we do to recycle and reuse plastic bags?<\/p>\n<p>Here we outline how plastic bags are made, what they are made of, how they can be reused and, if not reused, how to actually recycle them back into raw materials.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How are plastic bags made?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Before looking at how to recycle and reuse plastic bags, we first need to ponder how are plastic bags produced? What are plastic bags made of varies depending on how they are going to be used, but the majority of those used in packaging are made from various grades of polythene.<\/p>\n<p>Plastic bags are made from oil.\u00a0 In fact, six per cent of all oil is used to make plastics and plastic bags constitute some 40% of the use of those plastics. Oil is processed to create long chain molecules of polyethylene using heat and pressure that arrive as pellets of plastic.<\/p>\n<p>Different combinations of heat and pressure produce different densities of plastic, with carrier bags being made typically of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and plastic film and thinner bags being made from Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2823 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; font-size: 1rem;\" title=\"What polyethylene pellets look like?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Polyethylene-pellets.jpg\" alt=\"What are polyethylene pellets?\" width=\"739\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Polyethylene-pellets.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Polyethylene-pellets-430x227.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Polyethylene pellets: the starting point for plastic bags and what they can be recycled back into (Image: Goodfreephotos.com)These pellets are then heated again and extruded to make film \u2013\u00a0of differing thickness depending on the use \u2013 which are then cut to size and the seams sealed up, again using heat, to form a bag.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2824 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; font-size: 1rem;\" title=\"Plastic bags are made from polyethylene film\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bags-are-made-from-polyethylene-film-2.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic bags are made from polyethylene film\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bags-are-made-from-polyethylene-film-2.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bags-are-made-from-polyethylene-film-2-430x242.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><span style=\"color: #757575; font-size: 0.857143rem; font-style: italic; background-color: transparent;\">Plastic bags are made from polyethylene film (Image: Plastic Bag Manufacturing Process\/YouTube)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How can plastic bags be reused?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Plastic bags are, relative to their weight, very strong and tend not to weather and degrade all that quickly, so they are ideal for repeat use.<\/p>\n<p>So how can plastic bags be recycled? The obvious way is to reuse them as a bag. Plastic carrier bags can be used repeatedly to carry groceries or anything else after their first use. Other kinds of plastic bags can be used to hold all sorts of items for storage or to keep them clean, fresh and protected.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from reusing plastic bags as bags, they have all manner of other secondary uses. They are ideal for covering outdoor plants in winter to protect them from frost. They can also be used, scrunched up, as padding in packages that you are sending through the post.<\/p>\n<p>Used bags can also be used to protect paint brushes when not in use, line pain trays, litter trays and even birdcages.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2825\" style=\"width: 453px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2825 size-full\" title=\"Clothes designed with carrier bags\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/You-can-even-make-clothes-out-of-used-carrier-bags.jpg\" alt=\"Clothes designed with carrier bags\" width=\"453\" height=\"604\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can even make clothes out of used carrier bags (Image: Salford University\/Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When they are getting to the end of the (re)useful life, they can be used as small bin liners \u2013 although throwing them away, then, with the rubbish inside them brings their reuse to an end. It is at this point that that how to recycle the plastic becomes more imperative.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why is it important to recycle plastic bags?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2826 size-full\" style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1rem;\" title=\"Plastic bags means they are very useful, but also must be reused or recycled\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bags-means-they-are-very-useful-but-also-must-be-reused-or-recycled.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic bags means they are very useful, but also must be reused or recycled\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bags-means-they-are-very-useful-but-also-must-be-reused-or-recycled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bags-means-they-are-very-useful-but-also-must-be-reused-or-recycled-430x242.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bags-means-they-are-very-useful-but-also-must-be-reused-or-recycled-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bags-means-they-are-very-useful-but-also-must-be-reused-or-recycled-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>The indestructible nature of plastic bags means they are very useful, but also must be reused or recycled rather than thrown away (Image: Wikipedia)Plastic bags are so useful that they have of course been produced in massive numbers and, while there are clear ways to reuse them, it is also important that rather than throw them away when they have finished their useful life\/lives that they are recycled.<\/p>\n<p>Plastic bags are very strong \u2013\u00a0which is why they are useful \u2013 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/theproblemwithplastic\/\">they take a long time to biodegrade<\/a> if thrown away. Conversely, LDPE and HDPE materials can readily be recycled. Taking them to a recycling centre will see them washed, shredded, melted and reformed into plastic pellets to be reformed into new plastic items, most likely more bags, as well as plastic rubbish bins among other things.<\/p>\n<p>So how can plastic bags be recycled? The easiest way is to reuse them, but, when the time comes to throw them away, they need to be recycled. Can you put plastic bags in recycle bin? If they are made of LDPE or HDPE, then they can be readily recycled through standard, council recycling schemes, so yes, pop them in your normal recycling bin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2827\" style=\"width: 212px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2827 size-medium\" title=\"Recycle your plastic bags\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-bag-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"Recycle your plastic bags\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look out for on plastic bags showing that they can be recycled (Image: RecycleNow)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is easy to see which bags can be recycled as they have the above symbols printed on them \u2013 usually on or near the bottom \u2013 and these can be taken to the recycling centre or supermarket collection points. To find the nearest one take a look at this handy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recyclenow.com\/what-to-do-with\/plastic-film\">bag recycling centre locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2828\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/environmental\/packaging-recycling-symbols_cms_000046.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2828 size-full\" title=\"Plastic recycling symbols\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastic-symbols.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic recycling symbols\" width=\"320\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More detailed plastic recycling information can also be found on bags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More detailed labels can also be found on bags \u2013\u00a0and other plastic items \u2013 outlining more precisely what they are made of and how they should be disposed of\/recycled. These outline the material(s) used in the making of the bag and what they can be used for. It can also be correlated with recycling information on bins at recycling centres.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2829\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2829 size-full\" title=\"Recycling centre for plastics being recycled\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-including-bags-being-recycled.jpg\" alt=\"Recycling centre for plastics being recycled\" width=\"880\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-including-bags-being-recycled.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-including-bags-being-recycled-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-including-bags-being-recycled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Plastics-including-bags-being-recycled-620x413.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recycling centre for plastics being recycled (Image: thinkinghumanity.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Are plastic mailing bags recyclable<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/blog-uk\/recycling-envelopes-mailing-bags\/\">can you recycle plastic mailing bags<\/a>? With many bag types being used to mail goods \u2013\u00a0there is a growing need for plastic bags in the ecommerce age but how recyclable are the bags on offer? The answer is straightforward: so long as they are made from LDPE or HDPE and, if labelled, label with paper packaging labels so the mailing bags can be recycled.<\/p>\n<p><em>Plastic mailing bags with write on labels are a single material and so can be readily recycled (Image: <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/bags\/plastic-bags\/premium-black-grip-seal-polybags_PDT248580.html\">Raja<\/a><\/em><em>). <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some mailing bags contain padding \u2013 such as bubble bags \u2013\u00a0to protect more delicate items when in the mail or in transit and these too can be recycled, so long as the padding and the bag are made from polythene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/protective-packaging\/bubble-wrap-packaging\/recycled-bubble-bags-with-adhesive-strip_PDT345611.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Recycled bubble bags with adhesive strip\" src=\"https:\/\/raja.scene7.com\/is\/image\/Raja\/products\/recycled-bubble-bags-with-adhesive-strip_PDT345611.jpg?image=M_SB11R_O_A_FR$default$\" alt=\"Recycled bubble bags with adhesive strip\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For other goods, particularly sensitive electronics, some mailing bags feature integrated metallised shielding. These bags are made of LDPE, but have a layer of metallised polyester in them too, to shield what\u2019s within from static.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/bags\/plastic-bags\/anti-static-metallised-shielding-bags_PDT01646.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Antistatic, metallised shielding bags\" src=\"https:\/\/raja.scene7.com\/is\/image\/Raja\/products\/antistatic-metallised-shielding-bags_PDT01646.jpg?image=M_90508_A_UK$default$\" alt=\"Antistatic, metallised shielding bags\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rise of ecommerce and the sale of more electronic devices is driving up the need for this sort of composite packaging, both for the supply of electronic parts to manufacturers and delivery of finished goods to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>In theory these can be recycled as both materials \u2013\u00a0polythene and metallised polyester \u2013\u00a0can be recycled. In practice, however the two layers are almost impossible to separate and each will contaminate the other when recycled.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conclusions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Plastic bags may be all over the news as a potential environmental hazard, however, they are endlessly reusable for all sorts of secondary purposes around the home and business \u2013\u00a0from storing parts to being reused for packaging and padding for sending things through the mail.. With increasing use of plastic bags for mailing goods \u2013\u00a0driven by ecommerce \u2013 there is an inevitable rise in their use, but so long as you stick to using bags made from polyethylene, then not only can these bags be reused but they can also be recycled and turned into new bags and many other things.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Want to know more about plastic bags for storage and mailing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For additional advice on plastic bags and all your plastic bag needs, our Packaging Experts are here to help you find the right solutions and arrange next day delivery. Simply call us on 0800 542 44 28 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajapack.co.uk\/\">www.rajapack.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a growing interest in sustainability and \u2018green-ness\u2019 among businesses and consumers today and many ask can plastic bags be recycled? 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