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Paper bags are reusable
Experience shows that consumers reuse paper bags for different uses or to buy again with them. But there was no scientific method of evaluation to support the reusability of paper bags.
To this end, labolsadepapel proposed to Itene, Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística, to obtain a method for evaluating the reusability of paper bags.
Paper bags are reusable
Experience shows that consumers reuse paper bags for different uses or to buy again with them. But there was no scientific method of evaluation to support the reusability of paper bags.
To this end, labolsadepapel proposed to Itene, Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística, to obtain a method for evaluating the reusability of paper bags.
Paper bags are reusable
Experience shows that consumers reuse paper bags for different uses or to buy again with them. But there was no scientific method of evaluation to support the reusability of paper bags.
reusability of paper bags.
To this end, labolsadepapel proposed to Itene, Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística, to obtain a method for evaluating the reusability of paper bags.
The concept of reusability
After studying different definitions, the one contained in Law 11/1997, of April 24, 1997, on Packaging and Packaging Waste, was chosen. Reuse (Directive 94/62/EC), which states:
“any operation in which packaging conceived and designed to carry out a minimum number of circuits, rotations or uses throughout its life cycle is refilled or reused for the same purpose for which it was designed, with or without the aid of auxiliary products present on the market that allow the packaging itself to be refilled. This packaging will be considered waste when it is no longer reused”
The study evaluates two different uses, the bag for use in the textile trade and the bag for “other uses” that can be used in the rest of the commercial sectors. Filling the same bag with a textile garment is not the same as filling it with the purchase made in a supermarket. Neither the weight to be supported nor the transport time are the same.
For the textile use tests, we worked with a load capacity of 4 kg, a transport time of 30 minutes and five pulls.
For the “other uses” tests, a load of 6 kg, a transport time of 7 minutes and five pulls were used.
The concept of reusability
After studying different definitions, the one contained in Law 11/1997, of April 24, 1997, on Packaging and Packaging Waste, was chosen. Reuse (Directive 94/62/EC), which states:
“any operation in which packaging conceived and designed to carry out a minimum number of circuits, rotations or uses throughout its life cycle is refilled or reused for the same purpose for which it was designed, with or without the aid of auxiliary products present on the market that allow the packaging itself to be refilled. This packaging will be considered waste when it is no longer reused”
The study evaluates two different uses, the bag for use in the textile trade and the bag for “other uses” that can be used in the rest of the commercial sectors. Filling the same bag with a textile garment is not the same as filling it with the purchase made in a supermarket. Neither the weight to be supported nor the transport time are the same.
For the textile use tests, we worked with a load capacity of 4 kg, a transport time of 30 minutes and five pulls.
For the “other uses” tests, a load of 6 kg, a transport time of 7 minutes and five pulls were used.
The results of the validation show that the paper bag, regardless of the type of handle, is reusable, both for textile use and for other uses, since it has withstood 5 sequences of the pull test plus fatigue test, which, depending on the use for which it is intended to validate the reusability of the paper bag, changes in terms of time and weight to be supported per bag.
The results of the validation show that the paper bag, regardless of the type of handle, is reusable, both for textile use and for other uses, since it has withstood 5 sequences of the pull test plus fatigue test, which, depending on the use for which it is intended to validate the reusability of the paper bag, changes in terms of time and weight to be supported per bag.
