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liz

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 66
Location: Aberdeenshire

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 20 4:20 pm Post subject: Cellophane bags
Does anyone know where I can get these bags please. I got them online about 4 years ago and can’t remember where. They are food grade, no gusset or shaped. Thanks Click to see full size image

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 20 10:32 pm Post subject:
no, but must your bags be cellophane? if other materials might be OK i have bought a few decent bits of packaging over the years

liz

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 66
Location: Aberdeenshire

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 20 6:49 am Post subject:
I have found that that material works so well to keep vegetables, especially lettuce crisp and fresh in storage in the fridge. I have tried others but they not as good. I would definitely use something different if I found it worked well .

derbyshiredowser

Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Posts: 980
Location: derbyshire

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 20 8:39 am Post subject:

If they are actually cellophane then they are biodegradable on a compost heap not sure looking at these .We keep our veg in old ice cream containers and they are very fresh

I did all the telecoms work at a large cellophane factory in Derby and was rather surprised to find that the cellophane ingredients were used to make everything from spectacle frames , cigarette filters to additives in sausages to stop them bursting and all derived from wood cellulose from the western hemlock tree which was powdered and then became explosive in the right atmosphere.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 20 9:57 am Post subject:
Powdered wood is a huge explosion risk: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33566064 We use quite a lot of plastic packaging but it's all polypropylene or polyethylene nowadays. Back in the old days we used to use bags that had cellophane fronts and paper backs.

liz

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 66
Location: Aberdeenshire

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 20 2:40 pm Post subject:
Thank you for all the comments. Just to let you know I have got the bags from Propac packaging and they are recyclable.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16003

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 20 7:12 am Post subject:
Useful to know as I use sleeves for greetings cards and would like them to be as 'green' as possible.

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