Trash Bag Product Development

Do large trash bags need less bamboo fiber?

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Not automatically, but heavy-duty applications usually leave less room for performance compromise. As bag size increases, the total load, film area, and number of potential weak points increase.

Not automatically, but heavy-duty applications usually leave less room for performance compromise.

As bag size increases, the total load, film area, and number of potential weak points increase. Natural-fiber content may need to be adjusted to maintain toughness, elongation, seal strength, and puncture resistance.

The correct approach would be to test several formulations rather than setting a marketing-driven fiber target in advance.

For example, a small liner, a 13-gallon kitchen bag, and a 39-gallon outdoor bag may all use the same material platform but have different formulations.

A platform should allow application-specific optimization rather than forcing every product to use the same percentage.

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