Plastic bags or paper bags

The debate on the advantages and disadvantages of plastic or paper bags is as old as the appearance of the same. Although the traditional view could be summarized by saying that plastic bags are cheaper and more resistant and paper bags are more environmentally friendly, in Rajapack we would like to make a more complex list of the pros and cons so you can decide what kind of bag you want for your business with all the information possible

1. Ecology

nos centraremos más en este primer punto por ser el que más controversia genera. Resumiendo podemos afirmar que tanto unas bolsas como otras generan un nivel de contaminación similar por lo que no debería ser el factor determinante a la hora de elegir. Que las bolsas de papel son más fáciles de reciclar que las de plástico es un hecho pero hay que tener en cuenta que cuesta más reciclar una que fabricar una. Igualmente, el coste ecológico de una bolsa de papel es superior al de una bolsa de plástico si bien ésta última depende de una fuente no renovable y las bolsas de papel –con una adecuada política de reforestación y repoblación que la mayor parte de las veces no se da- de una fuente renovable siempre que no se pasen ciertos límites de producción. También hay que tener en cuenta que la energía que se utiliza para fabricar la bolsa de papel proviene del petróleo, gastando cuatro veces más que en la fabricación de una de plástico. Eso sí, el papel se degrada con una rapidez mucho ma

2. Resistance

everyone has had a plastic bag or a paper bag break at some point. The quality of the materials is more important than the materials themselves when it comes to getting a quality bag that will get the product home without any inconvenience. Reinforced paper bags with drawstring handles are just as good for carrying heavy products as a plastic bag. Of course, rain is their worst enemy, something that does not affect plastic bags, however bad they may be

3. Specific uses

when a specific use is needed in many occasions the format is already given and does not allow us to choose. Normally gift bags are made of paper or cardboard , rubbish bags and anti-static bags are made of plastic as well as bags for more specific needs such as the anti-corrosion or anti-humidity bags that Rajapack offers. Likewise, the sector of our business will limit in most of the occasions what type of bags we want to offer. Taking into account that the possibilities of recycling and the advantages and disadvantages place both types of bags in a similar position, the most important thing is that they match perfectly with our business idea