Facts About Sacks

Thickness doesn’t mean strength, our LD 140gauge (35micron)  has added polymers to provide extra stretch before bursting and is produced to the CHSA standard to guarantee the specification.

LD or Low Denisty are by far the better quality and most expensive. A spilt cup of coffee caused by the failure of the sack can be an unsightly and expensive repair and like most things in life “you get what you pay for.

HD or High Density sacks are thin and crinkly and suitable for lightweight waste.

MD or Medium Density are suitable as a quality that attempts to balance cost with performance.

A simple test of a sack is whilst holding it vertically the pull across the sack horizontally from both sides.