Reusing your bulk bags: Risks and rewards
Are you trying to decide whether to discard or reuse your bulk bags? Growing environmental concerns are driving regulations that limit your bulk bag disposal options. This article takes a look at bulk bag reuse, addresses safety concerns, and explains how to reduce the risks.
The past 15 years have seen rapid growth in the use of bulk bags [flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBCs] or semibulk bags] for handling dry bulk materials. The future for using the bags looks bright except for one cloud darkening the horizon: waste disposal concerns.