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Carrier bag is a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

Most supermarkets'free lightweight carrier bags made from conventional polyethene (polyethylene) plastic or bags made from degradable plastic (some outlets do make a charge) Most major supermarket retailers also offer heavyweight reusable bags known as 'bags for life', for which they charge a small sum. Some shops also provide paper bags free of charge. The main types of carrier bags are described below:

1. High-Density Polyethene (HDPE) Bags:

   These plastic bags offer a thin, lightweight, high strength, waterproof and reliable means of transporting shopping. Research and development by the industry has reduced the average weight of such a bag by 60% compared with 20 years ago, while retaining the same strength and durability. Such bags are currently found in supermarkets and other food retail outlets.

2. Low-Density Polyethene (LDPE) Bags:

   These bags are currently given away free by many UK retailers ( e.g. clothing shops). Like their HDPE counterparts, they are made from a by-product of oil refining.

3. Reusable Low-Density Polyethene ( LDPE) Bags,

   These are heavier gauge plastic carrier bags, often called 'bags for life'. Retailers charge for these (typically around 10p). The intention is that the customer uses them repeatedly and then returns them to the store for recycling when they are worn out, receiving a free replacement. Such bags are offered in many UK supermarkets.

4. Paper Bags

   The paper bags issued by shops range from very simple ones for small items ( e.g. from newsagents and greengrocers) to larger ones ( e.g. issued by fashion and shoe retailers). Some paper bags have plastic handles or plastic coatings. Under the terms of the Irish definition of plastic carrier bags ( i.e. a bag with a plastic content), it is assumed that paper bags with a plastic content would be subject to the levy.

   It is a misconception that paper bags are environmentally friendly because they are biodegradable. The increased volume of waste and the impact of their manufacture and transportation all need to be taken into account.

5. Polypropylene Bags

   Polypropylene has many uses for producing rigid and flexible containers, as well as furniture, and is also derived from oil resources. Non-woven polypropylene bags are available at shops such as Marks and Spencers in the UK, where they retail at more than '1. They are strong and durable and, like 'bags for life', are intended to be used many times.

   Woven polypropylene bags are available at J Sainsbury in the UK as well as in the Republic of Ireland at Tesco and Dunnes stores. Woven bags are produced by stretching the polypropylene in production to form "fibres", the result is a stronger bag.

6. Degradable Bags

   Bags that can be broken down by chemical or biological processes are described as degradable. Intuitively, degradable bags are expected to be environmentally friendly and a number of retailers are actively pursuing this option. Thus, there is often some surprise when reports suggest that degradable bags are not such an 'environmentally friendly' option. Waste management protocols emphasise the need to prevent, reduce, reuse, recycle and then recover energy. Encouraging disposal via degradation runs counter to this approach.

   It can also be difficult to agree whether a particular type of bag is degradable or not. This could become significant if biodegradable bags were to be exempt from the levy.

* Data provided by CBC and Symphony Plastic Technologies plc. Based on average price of an average bag.
**The relative volume of bags (to a conventional lightweight bag) is important for transportation and storage units required compared with plastic carrier bags.

• Die Cut Handle Carrier Bags
  

  This is one of the low cost plastic carrier bags in our frontline. These punched-out, handle-hold plastic die cut bags are your best value for large quantities. Holds up to 4.5 kgs. Ideal for carrying lightweight items. An excellent product for retail stores & Trade Show.

• Patch Handle Carrier Bags
  

  This is one of most popular plastic carrier bag in our frontline. These 10 micron reinforced punched-out hand-hold plastic patch handle gives the extra strength and support needed for carrying products. Holds up to 6.8 kgs. Ideal for carrying medium weight items. An excellent product for trade shows and conventions & retail stores.

• Vest Style (T-shir) Carrier Bags
  

  Vest style carrier bags are made from the same high molecular weight, high density film. The inexpensive shopping bag for food, soft goods, video and retail stores. Holds any weight your best value for large quantities. Holds up to 4.5 kgs. Ideal for carrying medium weight items.

• Clip close carrier bags
  

  Clip close handle carrier bags are suitable for any luxury market such as cosmetics, jewellery, exhibitions, boutiques and designer clothing retailers. Carriers are manufactured from low density polythene and feature a rigid plastic clip close handle. Bags are available in a variety of film colours and can be printed up to 4 colours on 2 sides.

• Flexiloop carrier bags
  

  The low density flexible loop handles and the strength and toughness of the 65 mu (micron) provide an ideal bag for trade shows. A flexiloop carrier is similar to the vari-gauge and patch handled carrier bags, but with a welded polythene loop handle attached.

• Drawstring Carrier bags
  

  45mu (micron) Drawstring Bags Pull the poly CORD from the middle to close. An inexpensive bag to open and close: single wall construction. They are applicable for many usage's such as hotel valet services, golf tournaments, new products introduction, etc. Draw CORD bags give an elegant look yet are tough and strong.

• Trapezoid Carrier bags
  

  This elegant bag is perfect for gift shops and malls! Freshen up your packaging with these unusual shaped bags. Frosted translucent colors will set your salon apart. These bags feature durable 100mu (microns) plastic with a soft loop handle.

Following are some of the tips on how to buy Custom Carrier Bag right the first time, you get what you want without errors and re-work:

Carrier Bag Designing and Carrier Bag Printing Tips:

Please assess the need in detail before purchasing or ordering custom designed and printed Carrier Bags for your business. Effectively market your business, service or product with custom designed Carrier Bags.Carrier Bags Printing at all time low cost, cheap Carrier Bags can help your business grow. Marketing Carrier Bags or Advertising Carrier Bags is a best way to market you company, business, product or service. Communicate and say it with full color printed Carrier Bags. Have a Koolprint professional custom design the Carrier Bags for free. Compare our prices with the others and you will be pleasantly surprised. So, dont wait and take advantage of wholesale Carrier Bags pricing and start marketing your business.

1. Different types of Carrier Bags available
2. How will it be distributed
3. Target Audience
4. Below are sample images of custom designed Carrier Bags and printed Carrier Bags by Polybags Limited.

If you have a limited budget set aside but still want that professional feel and look for your business Carrier Bag, product Carrier Bag, service Carrier Bag, marketing Carrier Bag or advertising Carrier Bag then go with Koolprint Budget Carrier Bags Paper. We use 250gsm double side glossy paper or 300gsm double side glossy paper. Its twice as heavy as your average copy paper and has glazed coating on both sides. You have choice of Glossy Paper or Matte / Dull Paper on the finishing. If you will be mailing your custom Carrier Bags, product Carrier Bags, business Carrier Bags, service Carrier Bags, marketing Carrier Bags or advertising Carrier Bags then paper Carrier Bag is your best choice!

If you really want to make an Impact and budget is more flexible, then go with card Carrier Bag instead of paper Carrier Bag. At Koolprint we offer card Carrier Bag in 250gsm cover, 300gsm cover and 350gsm cover. The higher the weight, the heavier the card for the Carrier Bag printing.

Your custom Carrier Bags can be printed using one of the following commercial printing methods:

1. CMYK or Four (4) Color Process Printing. You have choice of printing 4/0, 4/1, 4/2, 4/3 or 4/4 using standard offset printing method.
2. Spot Color printing. As an industry specifications, we can print using pantone inks. Pantone inks are pre-mixed printing inks. Spot color printing can be combined with 4 color process or Hexachrome printing methods.
3. Hexachrome printed Carrier Bags.
4. When printing on clear or transparent material, white color is printed in addition of 4 color process or 6 color hexachrome.

Custom Diecut Carrier Bags or Special Shaped Carrier Bags or Custom Style Carrier Bags: Why keep a traditional look and feel of your Carrier Bags. Speak to one of our sales representative and have them give custom shape to your final custom Carrier Bags, product Carrier Bags, business Carrier Bags, Carrier Bags, service brochures, marketing Carrier Bags or advertising Carrier Bags after Carrier Bags printing. For a very nominal charge, Koolprint will custom diecut your Carrier Bags in almost any shape you desire. Making Your Carrier Bags Unique; Final Touches For Your Carrier Bags In Style: Koolprint offers various type of finishing for your budget Carrier Bags, custom Carrier Bags, product Carrier Bags, business Carrier Bags, Carrier Bags, service Carrier Bags, marketing Carrier Bags or advertising Carrier Bags::

1. Glossy Finish
2. Matte Finish
3. Spot Lamination
4. Embossed Carrier Bags
5. UV coated Carrier Bags
6. Special Shape or Die Cut Carrier Bags
7. Foil Stamping On Carrier Bags

Carrier Bags Packaging Instructions:

At Polybags.co.uk, we will gladly pack your order of Custom Carrier Bags in a set bundles. For example, you may have Koolprint bundle your Carrier Bags or Designing Carrier Bag in a pack of 25,50,100,250 or 500. There will be an additional charge for special packaging instructions. Or if you don t have an exact requirement, let Koolprint package it in standard method.

Shipping of Carrier Bags:

If needed to ship custom made Carrier Bags or Highend Carrier Bags order to more then one location, please request that at the time of placing order.

• Printed Polythene Carrier Bags - Personalised Carrier Bags
  Polybags Limited - Free Delivery, Buy online from the leading specialist Industrial and Retail Carrier bags Supplier. All types and styles of carrier bags - Printed or Plain, Clear or Coloured. Gauranteed Low Prices & High Quality Carrier bags delivered when and where you need them......
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• Elldex Packaging Ltd
  Plastics bags by Elldex. We produce polyethylene plastic bags, checkout bags and foil carrier systems in Auckland, New Zealand. At Elldex, we refer to "Intelligent Packaging Choices" ' packaging that is great for its function, great for the brand, and great for the environment.......
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• Priti Group
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• Polynova Industries
  Flexible packaging products, carrier bags, polyethylene bags, printed packaging film, film extrusion, printing, and bag making. Specializing in short runs and satisfying customers...........
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• Plastobag
  We are a manufacturer of various types of Polythene Plain Bags, Anti Static Bags and Carrier Bags, Shopping Bags with Multi Colour Printing, Plastic LDPE sheets upto 18 feet width, Coloured refuse sacks for hospital waste, Bio-Degradable LDPE bags and Bags on roll...........
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• Priti Group
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Bags are indispensable part of promotional items these days. Many companies, depending upon their marketing strategies, product characteristics, and target interest groups, prefer to gift promotional printed carrier bags to its clients. These are very usable and increase brand visibility.

Promotional bags nowadays come in a wide variety. Promotional printed carrier bags are equally supported by messenger bags, backpacks, tote bags, sports bags, conference bags, laptop bags, and duffel bags. Promotional printed carrier bags have a wide-ranging appeal and can be easily imprinted with your company logo. This mainly creates a long-lasting reminder of your business.

If you order these promotional printed carrier bags in bulk, you can easily enjoy a good discount. In bulk order, your per-item price for promotional printed carrier bags gets lower as your quantity increases. These discounts are usually tiered at pre-set levels, therefore, be sure to ask what quantity you would need to order. Gifting promotional printed carrier bags to your clients, customers, and employees create 'walking billboards'. By this, wherever your bag goes, it will be recognized and your company advertised for.

The biggest hurdle is to select the best and top quality promotional printed carrier bags. You have to select these with care because as they will be carrying your message. You can easily customise promotional printed carrier bags by getting your company logo, company name, and website URL on the bag. Promotional printed carrier bags are generally distributed during conferences, exhibitions, conventions, and even in-house. It is very useful to gift employees who are frequently on tour with these types of bags. By this, wherever they go, company gets the brand visibility.

Before you actually buy promotional printed carrier bags, try to judge the audience who will receive the bag. This will give you the clear picture of what type, size, design, and style of bag you need to buy for the audience. Promotional printed carrier bags, nowadays, are available in almost every variety and are made from plastic to canvas, including cotton. However, many customers and clients are choosy; they want a promotional printed carrier bag with all the features you can offer. It will be useful if the promotional printed carrier bags carry quick access pockets for phones or laptops and separate compartments for cords, wires, and water bottles.

If you are in UK and looking to buy quality promotional printed carrier bags, look no further than some of the leading online promotional gift companies. These organizations offer promotional printed carrier bags of not just top quality but also a great low cost prices. Anyone buying promotional printed carrier bags in bulk online can enjoy the best products at the most competitive price.

After a shopping frenzy for the '5 Anya Hindmarch designer eco bag, tomorrow Sainsbury's is also launching its first Make The Difference day when it will stop giving out free carrier bags for one day every month. Instead, it will provide customers with a free, stronger Bag For Life made from 100 per cent recycled material. But is there a better way to go green? Here, the Mail presents our guide to knitting your own 'eco-bag' from used supermarket carriers. Instead of paying '184 on eBay, for one of the highly coveted Anya Hindmarch I'm Not A Plastic Bag creations, Elizabeth Edwards, a 21-year-old art student and trainee teacher from Birmingham, has the answer. She's been 'knitting' her own reuseable shopping bags from the old plastic carriers lurking at home.

'Recycling is a personal passion,' says Elizabeth. 'I loathe wastage of any description, but plastic carrier bags are a pet hate. Trips to the supermarket are very frustrating when I see armfuls of bags being given away - all destined for the bin when the shopping has been put away.

'It's time we all woke up to the fact that we can't continue to be so ignorant about domestic waste.'

So angry was Elizabeth about the 17.5 billion carrier bags given out by the major supermarket chains every year that she decided to do something about it as part of her university degree.

'Knitting is all the rage - it's popular with celebrities such as Madonna, Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts and even Russell Crowe. I decided to combine it with my passion for recycling and knit with plastic bags,' she says.

'I began by knitting a square using knitting needles and strips of plastic from supermarket carriers. But when I'd finished I wanted to transform it into a useful object. And what better way to recycle plastic bags than by turning them into a permanent bag?'

Elizabeth hopes to develop the design and use recycled moulded plastic handles to make the bags even stronger. And she wishes more people would follow her lead.

'I hope it will not only make people consider the wastage that's involved in plastic bags and the environmental impact they have, but will also encourage them to have a go at making a bag for themselves,' she says.

'Anyone who can knit has no excuse. They make ideal, lightweight handbags, and I've been sporting mine with pride, although I do sometimes get funny looks.'

Perhaps Elizabeth will soon be giving eco-bag designer Anya Hindmarch a run for her money.

Below is Elizabeth's step-by-step guide to knitting your own bag.

STEP ONE: You'll need 20 supermarket carrier bags to knit one medium-size shopping bag. Make sure it has no holes or tears and cut off the handles. You'll be left with the main body of the bag.

STEP TWO: Start cutting 3cm down from the top of the carrier, going in a spiral motion ' as if you were peeling an apple. You will end up with one big long strip of polythene 3cm wide.

STEP THREE: Treat your spiral as if you were knitting with a strand of wool. Tie it on to one end of an 8mm knitting needle. If you use smaller needles, you'll probably need more bags as the stitches will be tighter.

STEP FOUR: Cast on, knit and cast off as you would with wool. When you reach the end of a piece of plastic, tie a new piece on to it and continue knitting.

STEP FIVE: When you have made a rectangular plastic 'canvas' to whatever size you want your bag to be ' 25cm x 50cm ' fold it over into a bag shape and sew up the sides using thin strips of carrier bag instead of thread. Make these stitches as tight as possible ' seams need to be strong enough to hold whatever you'll be putting in your bag.

STEP SIX: Now for the handles. Create the shoulder straps by knitting two additional long, thin strips. They can be as long as you like, but four stitches across is a good width.

STEP SEVEN: Attach the straps to the body of the bag you created in Step Five, using plastic threads.

STEP EIGHT: Voila, you have your very own, stylish, home-knitted eco bag ' and all for free.

Can I recycle carrier bags?

Carrier bags are rarely collected as part of local authority kerbside collections, most local recycling centres won't accept them either.

Some supermarkets now offer instore recycling banks for carrier bags or the option to hand the bags back to the driver if your shopping is delivered to your home.

How do I recycle them?

Some supermarkets have put up recycling banks specifically for plastic bags.

• Sainsburys - with the exception of the small Locals stores, recycling banks can be found at all Sainsbury's stores.


• Tesco - Have instore collection points in some stores


• Somerfield - Have collection points in a number of stores

Carrier bags - ReUse Ideas

• Keep hold of your plastic bags and use them again next time you go shopping


• See if your local charity shops needs them for re-using


• Use them as a bike seat cover on rainy days

Tips - Put carrier bags to good use

If you have plenty of old plastic carrier bags, use them as bin liners, drainage systems at the bottom of plant pots and hanging baskets, or instead of bubble wrap when packing. See if your local charity shops would like any surplus bags, and get into the habit of taking a re-useable bag next time you go shopping, to avoid picking up more carriers.

For more information on Carrier bags please visit www.packagingknowledge.com

An interesting 'Carrier bags' essay kicks-off with introduction on Carrier bags, how carrier bags made, types of carrier bags available, standards and important technical specifications for carrier bags. In addition essay lists common uses of Carrier bags and lists uses of used Carrier bags

Own a piece of original art for 50p - Arts Council England and Sainsbury's launch artist-designed re-usable shopping bags

Sainsbury's and Arts Council England have teamed up to produce limited edition re-usable shopping bags designed by well-known artists. The bags mean anyone can now get a work of art for only 50p.

To mark Arts Council England's 60th anniversary, the 'art in your hand' bags have been created to promote the use of environmentally friendly carrier bags and raise awareness and debate about the role the arts play in people's lives.

The three new reusable shopping bags feature specially commissioned work by artists Michael Craig-Martin, Anya Gallaccio and Paul Morrison.

Peter Hewitt, chief executive of Arts Council England, said: 'The Arts Council works to get more art to more people in more places and we wanted to celebrate our 60th anniversary by bringing art into people's everyday lives. These bags do just that, offering people the chance to buy a piece of original artwork for only 50p. Working with Sainsbury's and ourselves, the artists have produced a series of striking bags which I hope will get people thinking about art, artists and the environment, encouraging more shoppers to use fewer carrier bags.'

Justin King, chief executive, Sainsbury's, said: 'Sainsbury's strongly believes that encouraging customers to shop with re-usable bags is the best solution, and we hope these special artist-designed bags make it more appealing and easier for customers to do that. The bags also mean that the work of three leading artists is available to all 16 million of our High street shoppers.'

Michael Craig-Martin said: "We all use too many carrier bags and don't really think about their impact on the environment, when increasingly we should be. We need to find ways to get people more interested in bags and in reusing them. Hopefully by creating bags which are more noticeable and more desirable we can make a difference."

The three eye-catching designs are aiming to encourage shoppers to think about the contribution they can make to the environment by reducing the number of carrier bags they use and Sainsbury's sees the opportunity of working with artists as a way of increasing the desirability of the re-usable bags.

The Arts Council strongly supports this environmental aim and recognises that artists themselves are increasingly engaged with these debates.

The bags will be distributed to 450 Sainsbury's supermarkets across England, launching on 1st November. The bags will be available from all Sainsbury's superstores and central stores. Super Shoppers are 50p and the Bag for Life is 10p. All proceeds from the bags will be donated to local charities.

The new re-usable shopping bags are the first in the 'art in your hand' series through which the Arts Council, together with Sainsbury's, will show how artists intervention can change the way people think and behave.

The supershoppers (50p): Adhering to the monochrome trend, the first bag features a wintry woodland sketch by Sheffield-based artist Paul Morrison. The black ink brush strokes depict various forms of flora and forna against a white background suggesting a snowfall. Morrison has recently exhibited at Cheim and Reid in New York.

The second bag is a celebration of pop art and retro style ' in bright orange and turquoise with a bold banana print. This bag is by Michael Craig-Martin, whose works usually fetch around '25k a piece. An ex-Goldsmiths tutor, Craig-Martin taught the great crop of Young British Artists including Damien Hurst and Tracy Emin.

The bag for life (10p): The bag for life, which features vibrant photography of vegetables in a string bag, is by Anya Gallaccio who was born in Scotland and now lives and works in London.

Not necessarily true. Plastics are derived from oil, which is in relatively short supply. The entire petrochemicals industry, however, uses only 7 per cent of world oil production - including the 2 per cent used for plastics packaging. The remainder, 93 per cent, is used as fuel.

The most effective way to reduce consumption of oil is to tackle the sectors where consumption is highest. Reducing consumption in the heating and transport sectors offers much better potential than restricting the use of plastics.

Because plastics are made from oil, it is assumed that they use more of a scarce resource than products made from other raw materials. This, however, is often not true.

A German lifecycle analysis study compared the total resource use for paper and plastics carrier bags. Overall, it concluded that on environmental grounds, there is nothing to choose between the two.

In terms of energy required, the total feedstock and processing energy for the plastics bag was less than the processing energy alone needed to produce the paper bag.

The light weight of plastics also provides savings in fuel consumption during their distribution.