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Lone Star Plastics
2875 Market St.
Garland, Tx. 75041
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1107 Doster Road
Prattville, AL 36067
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glossary

Can Liner
Definition of garbage, trash or waste bags. Typically used in industrial, institutional and medical applications.

Food and Utility Bags
Small clear bags designed to hold a variety of small objects (e.g., bread, poultry, vegetables, etc.). Usually in quart and gallon sizes.

Film Strength
The physical strength of the can liner. Some resins have a higher film strength than others. Our can liners are made from the highest quality resin.
Dart Drop Test
Used to determine the resistance of a bag to local failure or puncturing of the film.

Elmendorf Tear Test
A test used to measure the resistance to tearing or puncture.

Wet Load Capacity
A measurement of how much wet weight a can liner will hold.

Dry Load Capacity
A measurement of how much dry weight a can liner will hold.

Gauge
Term used to describe thickness. LDPE and LLDPE can liners are measured by mil and HMW-HDPE can liners are measured by micron thickness.
Mil
(One thousandths of an inch) A measurement of LDPE and LLDPE can liners. One mil is .001". Can liners range between .35 to 4.0 mil.

Micron
A measurement of HMW-HD can liners. 25.4 microns equals .001". 1,000 microns (M) = 1mm. HMW-HDPE can liners are 6 to 24 microns.


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