An inventor from Canada named Harry Wasylyk is typically acknowledged as
the inventor of the modern plastic material trash bag in use today.
Garbage bags were first intended for commercial use rather than house
use. Harry made his initial bags in his home, in 1950, and sold them to a
community hospital. A manager of the local Union Carbide
plant
heard about the invention and began producing bags as well. Ultimately,
Union Carbide bought Wasylyk's company and began making garbage bags
from extra polyethylene materials at its Montreal plant.
How Garbage Bags are ProducedGarbage
bags are created from low density polyethylene which was invented in
1942. Very low density polyethylene is soft and airproof. Polyethylene
is delivered in the form of little resin beads. The hard beads are
morphed into bags of plastic. The tough polyethylene pellets are heated
to a t. of 200 degrees Celsiuis. The melted polyethylene is put under
higher pressure and combined with ingredients that offer colour and make
the plastic shapeable. The prepared plastic polyethylene is shaped into
one lengthy tube of bags, which is then cooled, collapsed, and shaped
to the proper length, and sealed on one particular end to make a garbage
bag. Once they have cooled down, the bags are infused with static so
that they can be tightly folded. They are either reduced to, or
perforated at, the correct length and sealed on 1 end. Then they are put
into packages and ready for distribution.
Trash Bags: Environmentally FriendlyWith the
recent focus on sustainability, plastic trash bags have come under
scrutiny for their inability to biodegrade. In response to that,
environmentally-concious types of garbage bags have arrived into stores
in recent years, such as ones made of recycled plastic material and
others that are 100 % compostable. Since they were created, plastic
garbage bags have been filling our city dumps and regrettably, many
plastics take up to 1000 years to decompose. In 1971, a University of
Toronto professor developed a plastic material that decomposes when left in direct sunlight.
Some Other Information For YouIn
1984, the drawstring rubbish bag was introduced by Glad and Hefty. In
2001, Hefty introduced a garbage bag with a drawstring designed to
stretch around the garbage receptacle's rim and not slip off. In 2004,
ForceFlex, a plastic material garbage bag, was launched by Glad
(followed soon after by Hefty's Ultra Flex).
Plastic material
bags are a handy and clean way of handling rubbish, and are widely
employed. Plastic material trash bags are lightweight and are very
beneficial for wet waste, as is commonly the case with food, and are
also useful for wrapping up waste to minimize odor.
Plastic bags
are frequently utilized for lining garbage cans. This serves to keep
the receptacle sanitary by avoiding receptacle contact with the litter.
After the bag in the receptacle is full with waste, the bag can be
pulled out and tied with hardly any touching of the trash.