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There has been a lot of publicity regarding plastic bags lately while cities and town consider banning their use. But before you decide or jump on the band wagon, do your research.
 
Paper or plastic, which is the right choice?

While environmentalists, bag manufacturers and consumers try to make the right decisions about paper or plastic for our environment, it is important to weigh all the facts.

True, plastic bags end up in landfills, or on roadsides, or in lakes and streams, where they are not only an eyesore, they have a drastic effect on our ecosystem.

But after doing the research, manufacturers and garbage experts can agree that overall, plastic is the better choice.

While paper bags are easier to recycle, they weigh 10 times as much. Why does this matter? They use more energy and cause more waste in the process of manufacturing and transporting.

During the manufacturing process, paper bags use almost three times as much energy as plastic bags.  Unfortunately, we don’t hear too much about that when environmentalists are trying to convince us to reduce our use of plastic.

What is better, paper or plastic?
 
Talking to a neutral party, Bill Rathje, a garbologist at the Archaeology Center of Stanford University. He says that the answer is very simple and very straightforward.

Rathje says that in a dry landfill, paper bags don't degrade any faster than plastic bags. Over 40 years, in a normal, well-run landfill, paper bags do not biodegrade any faster than plastic.

Also, paper is bulkier and thicker than plastic, therefore paper takes up more landfill space as well.

Landfills are closing down because they're full. From that perspective, plastic bags are much better than paper.

The manufacturing costs for paper bags are much more expensive than plastic too.  Compared to plastic, paper is energy-intensive.

Need plastic bags or poly products for your business? Contact Atlantic Poly.

Do you order packing supplies and shipping materials for your business? If so, are you ready for a better bottom line, an easy ordering experience and top rate customer service? Order packing materials from Atlantic Poly and not only will you have a great ordering experience, your order will also come in correctly, on time, and for less.

If you are a purchaser, you are used to companies that price gouge. Not Atlantic Poly. This is what we do. Every industry ships goods. All industries use shipping materials. Sometimes there are stringent requirements when shipping into harsh environments. Nevertheless our product range offering covers all shipping applications.

"Atlantic Poly saved me over 12% on my packaging costs since they took over my business last year….Thanks for making me look so Good!!"

What to look good too? Contact Atlantic Poly for your shipping materials and supplies.

Painters and contractors need to keep their clients happy by controlling dust and mess from remodeling projects. Home and business owners need life to continue during renovations, and dust control products and floor protection film are the solution.

Atlantic Poly can help you preserve carpet and hard wood floors with floor protection film. If part of your home or business is being remodeled, temporary walls are also available to control dust and debris from entering the spaces that cannot be separated with doors or existing walls. Plastic temporary walls work great to protect other rooms and workspaces.

Whether you work on commercial or residential construction projects, a construction company needs the work site to remain clean and organized for the owners. At the end of the day, when the owner’s homes and businesses are useable, that is what they will tell their neighbors.

Protect the carpets and floors where you are working with plastic disposable surface protection products from Atlantic Poly, contact us.

When you think of Atlantic Poly, you probably do not think of corrugated boxes, but we carry boxes and shipping containers.

If your company ships products, think of Atlantic Poly. We carry a wide selection of corrugated boxes to ensure the safe, secure delivery for all your products. Our corrugated boxes  are made from 200lb. test corrugated and are great for mailing, shipping or storage of your product.

Nothing makes shipping easier than corrugated boxes and shipping containers that are approved for use with the United States Postal Service, UPS, Fed Ex, and Truck or Ground shipping.

Need a custom size? No problem. We have stock sized but contact us for discount prizes on custom sized corrugated boxes and shipping containers as well.

Many businesses use stretch film and pallet wrap for either shipping or storing, poly bags and films and LDPE and HDPE plastics. If you are, you can help your bottom line and help the environment.

If you are using the above products then you are also disposing of the above products. In an effort to be more environmentally conscious, Atlantic Poly would like to help you in your recycling efforts. At Atlantic Poly we use recycled plastics for our recycled plastic bags and roll-off dumpster liners. If you are disposing of the above products we offer a pick-up service for this material after it is “baled” anywhere in the country. 

By removing these plastic materials from your wasted stream, you

• Help your company's bottom line
• Help your environment
• Reduce your waste disposal costs
• Potential for value of materials recycled
• Possible tax benefits for recycling material

Don’t forget, the plastic will then be turned into other products like our recycled plastic bags and roll-off liners. Please contact Atlantic Poly if we can help in your recycling efforts.  

Plastic bags get a bad wrap, but in actuality plastic bags are more “green” than paper bags. Using a recycled plastic bag brings that even a step further. A plastic bag made from recycled plastic means that there is a blend of recycled resin and virgin resin.

There are no 100% recycled plastic bags because the bag would have no integrity. It wouldn’t be very strong.  At Atlantic Poly we have recycled plastic bags. These recycled bags are normally made with a blend of 30% Recycled resin and 70% Virgin resin.

What is the recycled blend made of? It is made of post industrial scrap and post consumer scrap. From the names you can probably hazard a pretty good guess as to what they are but here is an explanation. Post Industrial Scrap is plastic collected from industrial and manufacturing facilities. Post Consumer Scrap is collected primarily from the retail/consumer market.

If you are interested in using recycled plastic bags at your business, do not hesitate to ask for a recycled logo to be added to the bag. Showing your company’s commitment to green business practices can go a long way. For information on recycled plastic bags, contact Atlantic Poly.

Often business have an ID card system. Much thought is put into this system and the design of the ID’s, however little regard is put into the name badge holders, or ID badge holders. However, providing different staff members with the right type of ID card holder can be highly advantageous for workers and for the company.

1. ID badge holders prevent your different staff members from leaving their ID card at home or misplacing it.

2. Name badge holders significantly reduce the number of times you have to reprint an ID card as result of the daily tear and wear.

3. Badge holders allow your employees to learn their coworkers names more easily and identify in which area of the company they work.

4. ID badge holders help your employees display their identifications to the public in a neat and safe way.

5. ID badge holders allow your staff members to perform their activities comfortably without any interference.

6. Almost every ID card holder can be easily customized to meet your requirements.

7. ID card holders can help you enhance your brand awareness.

For the right ID badge holders for your business, contact Atlantic Poly.

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The uses and markets for specialty polyethylene bags are usually where there is a stringent requirement to protect against moisture, salt, static electricity and contamination.
 
There are plenty of businesses that need to protect what they manufacture when either shipping or storing. Atlantic Poly can supply a specialty plastic bags that are right for the application. Industries such as biomedical, semiconductor electronics, manufacturing, medical, military and more have products that need protection, expensive high end electronics or military applications.  

Our Specialty Plastic Bag offering includes:

Anti Static Bags - An antistatic bag is a bag used for shipping (usually electronic) components, which can be damaged from electrostatic discharge.

Clean room ISO Bags – in this case clean is not dirt, but particulate contamination. Any foreign substance, including the bag or film itself are considered particulate contamination. A cleanroom is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, that has a low level of environmental pollutants  like dust, airborne microbes,  particles and chemical vapors.

Vapor Inhibitor Bags - these contains a blend of proven vapor phase and contact corrosion inhibitors which will counteract the corrosive effects of humidity, salt and pollutants. VCI bags protect all ferrous and non-ferrous metals from rust and corrosion.

For more information contact Atlantic Poly.

If your business uses or comes into contact with hazardous materials, friable materials or disposable materials that need to be contained, drum liners are the solution. Every day it gets more and more challenging to dispose of hazardous chemicals, blood and body fluids, or friable materials. Regulations make it harder and harder to maintain standards of removal and disposal.

However, using drum liners affords you additional security against leaks and spills. There is nothing worse than exposing yourself to fines and the environment and your employees to hazards through spillage.

In any industrial facility, where hazardous materials are being disposed of or removed, the possibility of exposure cannot be ignored.

DrumSkins™ or Poly Plastic Drum Liners from Atlantic Poly, Inc. provide an extra level of safety, reliability and protection, especially when used for dense or viscous materials. Contact us because drum liners are a necessary precaution in keeping chemical contents, body fluids or friable materials separated from other materials and waste products.  

If your business ships products, and most businesses do, shipping materials can be a pretty expensive line item on every budget.  When you have this expense, make sure that the products you are purchasing are of the quality you expect and the company offers the best customer service for your dollar.

Essentially every industry ships products and materials and uses shipping materials. Some products or industries have stringent shipping requirements. Other times the items shipped are fragile and/or very expensive. The range of shipping materials from Atlantic Poly cover all shipping applications.
 
Packing List Envelopes
Polyethylene Packing List Envelopes protect invoices, shipping lists and other important documents. Clear pouches on the Poly Packing List Envelopes allow contents to be easily read. Full-face pouches keep contents confidential. Pressure-sensitive envelopes and labels attach easily and securely to the mailing containers. Special printing and optional colors are available and we offer all sizes.
 
Packing Tapes
We offer Masking Tape, Non-Asphaltic Sealing Tape, Plastic Sealing Tape and Glass Filament Tape.
 
Corrugated Boxes and Shipping and Storage Containers
We don’t just do plastic. Atlantic Poly carries a wide selection of corrugated boxes to ensure safe, secure delivery for all your products. These (RSC) Regular Slotted Cartons are made from 200lb. test corrugated and are great for mailing, shipping or storage of your product.

Bubble Pack and Bubble Bags
Polyethylene Bubble Wrap comes in rolls, bags, sheets, dispenser packs or as anti-static and provides protection from shock, vibration or abrasion. Poly Bubble Wrap is easy to use and reduces packaging time and labor costs.

Bubble bags with adhesive lips can be customized by sizes and weights.

Contact Atlantic Poly for all of your shipping products needs.