Trash Can Liner Basics
Published on May 16th, 2020.
Many janitorial companies supply trash can liners to their customers. So how do you know what to recommend? Trash can liners used to be judged by overall thickness. Now, however, they are broken down into the types of resin: low-density, linear low-density, and density polyethylene. To understand liners, it is important to become familiar with the basics of trash can liners.
* If you need a liner that resists tears and is puncture resistant, you need one that is a linear low-density polyethylene. These work well for trash that has sharp and jagged edges.
* If a lower gauge is suitable for your situation, a high-density polyethylene liner is a better choice.
* A resin that is still used in lower end liners is low-density polyethylene. Many manufacturers no longer use this type of resin.
* Gauge is a term that describes the thickness of a liner. A low-density liner is measured in mils and high-density liners are measured in microns.
* A mil is a measurement based on thousandths of an inch, .000. An example is a 50 mil bag would be 50 thousands of an inch. Low-density liners range from .37 to 2 mil in thickness.
* A micron one hundred thousandths of an inch. Most high-density liners range from 6 to 22 microns.
The type of trash can liner you need depends on the type of building you are cleaning and the waste that you’re collecting. Linear low-density can liners, which come in various colors, are good for multipurpose applications. They are puncture and stretch resistant when compared to high-density liners. Low-density can liners are the most widely used liners in industry today.
High-density trash can liners are more durable than the same thickness of polyethylene liners. In addition they are up to three times stronger. High-density liners need less petroleum in the manufacturing process so they are about one third the thickness of low-density polyethylene liners. When high-density liners are properly made they will rarely “zipper” if punctured. Because of the manufacturing process these liners are generally more cost-effective than other types of liners.
Once you decide on the proper liner, make sure to measure the waste receptacles for the correct liner size. For the bag width, measure 1/2 of the outer circumference of the container. Measure bag length by taking the height of the container, then adding 1/2 of the diameter of the bottom of the container (measure 1/2 of the diagonal for square containers), and then adding another 3 inches to allow for overhang.
Choosing the right supplies will be a positive reflection on your cleaning business and will help keep your buildings looking neat and professional. And if you sell supplies to your customers, they will appreciate your knowledge and recommendations.
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Can I please get an honest answer from a woman about this?
Published on January 9th, 2011.
Hello:
I’m a single straight twenty-something year old guy who likes to wear unused plastic garbage/trash/bin bag or liners for outfits in private. I am wondering, do you think there a woman out there for myself. What is your opinion on this as well.
Thanks
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Can I please get a woman's opinion on this?
Published on December 29th, 2010.
Hello:
I’m a single straight twenty-something year old guy who likes to wear unused plastic garbage/trash/bin bags or liners as an outfit in private. I was wondering what women thought of this and is there anyone out there for me who supports it.
Thanks
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What to bring to my new apt?
Published on October 30th, 2010.
I’m moving into a studio in a couple weeks, and just going over my lists, making sure I’m not forgetting anything.. A new pair of eyes would help! Anything you can think of that my list is missing. Thanks a lot.
(The apartment is furnished with a dresser, bed, desk, table/chairs, refrigerator.)
KITCHEN
Silverware, Chef’s knife, steak knives, Plates & bowls, Cups & mugs, Silverware tray, Mixing bowls, 13×9 pan, Skillets, Pots, Colander, Spatula turner, mixing spoon, Rubber spatula, Cookie sheet, Toaster, Microwave, Cupboard liners, Kitchen towels, Dish soap, Dish brush, Oven mitts, hot pads, Can opener, Ice trays, Trash can, Trash bags, Dish rack, Paper towels, napkins, Napkin holder, Whisk, Pitcher, Grater, Teapot
Living room
Floor lamps, Cute area rug, Couch pillows, Couch cover, Coffee table, TV, book shelf
BEDROOM
Bed sheets + pillow covers, Pillows, Comforter, Fan, Alarm clock, Full-length mirror, Coat hangers, Dry-erase board calendar, Clothes & shoes, Shoe rack, Jewelry box, Bed-side table
Bathroom:
Shower curtain, Loofa, razor, Shampoo/conditioner/body wash, Handsoap, Bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths, Small trash can, Bath rug, Toilet paper, Cleaning supplies, Q-tips, Band-aids, Toilet brush
Misc.:
Hair dyer + straightener, Laptop + cords, Camera + cords, iPod + cords, Phone charger, wall hooks, Clothes rack, Laundry detergent, Dryer sheets, Laundry baskets, Hamper
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Is it safe to use odor control trashbags as a dry pail liner for cloth diapers?
Published on October 28th, 2010.
I am making the switch from disposables to cloth. I have a nice trash can that I lined with a scented/odor control trashbag to put disposables in to control the smell and they work great! Would the chemicals on the trashbag interfer with cloth diapers? I don’t want to have to buy a special PUL bag if I don’t have to.
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How can I keep my trash can and litter box from smelling bad?
Published on October 12th, 2010.
My boyfriend and I just moved into an apartment and we recently adopted a kitten, who is a little over 3 months old. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for us. I scoop my kitten’s litter box once (sometimes twice) a day and change the litter completely once a week. I bought Tidy Cats litter and it doesn’t seem to be clumping any urine AT ALL. You can see where she’s used the box to urinate because the litter is darker in color. However, it doesn’t clump, making it impossible to scoop! Does anyone have suggestions for a cat litter that clumps both urine and feces, that also has good odor control? Because after I scoop her box and put her waste in a plastic bag, I tie it up, and put in the trash can. Then the trash can starts smelling, and eventually my whole kitchen smells like cat poop. I don’t really know how else to get rid of it. I’ve tried using scented box liners but my kitten just tears them to shreds, Can anyone help me with this?
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I was just wondering how many people out there were concerned about this..?
Published on October 6th, 2010.
Were you aware of this.. and what have you done to help? I was just curious, please no rude comments…
Plastic bottles can leach chemicals into the water if left in the sun, heated up, or reused several times.
Production of the plastic (PET or polyethylene) bottles to meet our demand for bottled water takes the
equivalent of about 17.6 million barrels of oil (not including transportation costs). That equals the
amount of oil required to fuel more than one million vehicles in the U.S. each year. Around the world,
bottling water uses about 2.7 million tons of plastic…each year.
It can take nearly 7 times the amount of water in the bottle to actually make the bottle itself.
On a weekly basis, 37,800 18-wheelers are driving around the country delivering water.
The EPA sets much more stringent quality standards for tap water than the FDA does for the bottled stuff.
This while Americans spend about billion a year on
bottled water.
It is estimated that some 1 million seabirds and 100,000 other marine animals including turtles, whales and countless fish are killed as a result of plastic litter every year.
Japanese scientists testing ocean water and sea sand have found widespread contamination with high levels
bisphenol A, a chemical used to make plastic that’s able to mimic the female hormone estrogen in living things.
Its presence in sea water comes from the breakdown of the plastic trash being dumped into the sea. BPA is
man-made and does not occur naturally in the environment.
The researchers took samples at more than 200 sites, mainly on the coasts around North America and
Southeast Asia. They detected the chemical along the shorelines of 20 countries and in every batch of water
or sand tested. The lowest levels detected by the Japanese scientists were already at least six times higher than the limit
being considered by Environment Canada.
Worry over BPA water contamination is relatively new, and few standards exist to protect wildlife from
becoming overloaded with the chemical and say it’s too soon to suggest people should avoid going to the beach.
Because BPA is able to stick to substances, the highest levels detected were in sand, at a staggering 28,000
times Environment Canada’s proposed limit for water. Dr. vom Saal, a major authority on hormones, is worried
that people going to the beach could be exposed to BPA and either absorb it through their skin while swimming
or from sand. He said it was “a scary finding that the levels in the ocean could already be at levels where you
would not want to swim … This is shocking.”
The Canadian government has announced that it views BPA as a toxic substance because of concerns the
chemical could contaminate wildlife and is a possible human health threat, although the government still
allows its use in consumer products such as tin cans, which contain an liner made from it, based on a view
that exposures aren’t high enough to cause harm, eventhough independent researchers have linked BPA to
a wide range of possible human health conditions, including obesity, diabetes, cancer (breast, prostate and uterine),
cardiovascular disease and asthma, sometimes at levels below Canada’s current safe exposure standard and this
pollutant is constantly being replenished by a continuous supply of new plastic being added to the oceans.
An example of how much plastic is floating around in the oceans, include a huge patch in the middle of the
Pacific that is twice the size of Texas, and these products will certainly constitute a new global ocean contamination
for long into the future.”
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question about my son and trash cans?
Published on October 1st, 2010.
Okay my son will be 2 years old November 30th and i have a trash can in my kitchen that is a 13 gal tall kitchen trash can. my trash can has a liner lock that locks bag in place and it all so locks when you close it you have to press the button on the lid of the trash can in order to open it to throw trash away. well my son knows how to press the button and get the lid open he figured it out how to do it well now he is throwing things away witch is nice i like that but he is throwing his toys in the trash toys that i payed .00 for and he is all so throwing his clothes away and his Nike shoes and his Hot Wheels cars that i got for him he has over 30 Hot wheels cars. he will go to his toy box and pick up 4 toys and throw them in the trash. so what can i do about this he just stared doing this a few days ago. i have try to tell him not to throw away his things but he still does it i don’t thing he understands.
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Can this be recycled?
Published on September 8th, 2010.
You know the little plastic wrappers around pads, panty liners, and tampons … well can I recycle those in plastics?
I always feel so bad about just throwing all that plastic in the trash. Also, what about the paper you take off the back of the liners and pads before you use them, can that be recycled as paper?
This is a legit question! Thanks in advance for the responses.
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Where in Marin County(SF Bay Area) can I find biodegradable trash bin liners?
Published on September 4th, 2010.
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