Environmental Advantages - APL 100% Post Consumer Recycled Poly Carrier Bags

• APL recycled bags are made in the UK from 100% genuine post consumer recycled material, not just factory scrap.
• They meet Government and British Retail Consortium codes of practice.
• They answer raw material sustainability issues that degradable options don’t.
• Unlike Biodegradable options there is no increased pressure on wildlife/natural land use or competition with food crops from existing farmed land.
• Unlike “Degradable” bags they can be recycled again without compromising the recycled stock

Compared with “normal” polythene, they offer the following advantages-

• Saves 1.8 tonnes of Oil for every tonne of bags used.
• 3,800 kg CO2 saved for every tonne of carrier bags.
• 75.1% energy saving in production.
• 67.8% CO2 saving.
• 91% saving in water use in production.
• 77% less Sulphur Dioxide emission.
• 67% less Nitrous Oxide emission.

Compared with paper-

• 90% less greenhouse gas emission.
• 80% less Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide emission.
• 93% less waterborne emission.
• One tenth of the storage space required.

Sources: Nottingham University: Life Cycle Analysis, Ecobilan: Life Cycle Analysis, Franklin Associates, New York