Resin Prices Rise Again!

Resin Prices Rise Again!

We reluctantly increased our bag prices today by $0.02/bag ($20/1000 bags). I was just informed by our supplier that our resin price has risen to $1.70 per pound, leaving no alternative but to increase our prices.  Lou  ...
Resin Prices Rising

Resin Prices Rising

The price of the polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) resins we use in our bags has been rising rapidly lately.  The recent winter storm in Texas shut down 80 to 85% of US PE and PP production leading to a loss of two billion pounds of production.  This, is in...
OXO-degradable Bags

OXO-degradable Bags

As my previous post explained, our degradable bags (contact us to order them) use an additive that allows them to degrade by breaking down their chemical structure. Oxidation through heat or ultraviolet light leads to this degradation, rather than bacteria and fungi...
Testing OXO-Degradeable Bags

Testing OXO-Degradeable Bags

There has been some additional interest in degradeable bags and some questions.  Major questions concern how these bags degrade and the ultimate products left after degradation. I commissioned Willow Ridge Plastics to analyze the materials we use in our...
Resin Prices Rise Again!

Price Rise 2019

We will be increasing our prices on certain bags on January 29, 2019. The price on bags with ‘B’ type filters will increase 3%.  The price of bags  with ‘T’ type filters will increase 5%. If you are not sure of the filter type you are using,...