Can Liner Term used for garbage,
trash or waste bags. Used in industrial, institutional and medical applications.

Colors Can liners come in standard colors: clear, brown, white, gray, red, blue and yellow. (Other colors
also available.)

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

Film Strength Refers to the physical strength of the can liner. Some resins have a higher film strength than others. Our can liners are made from HAO (Hexene- and Octene- based) resins.
This gives them the highest quality
in the market place.

  Dart Drop Test Test used to
  determine the resistance of a bag
  to local failure or puncturing of
  the film.

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

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

  Dry Load Capacity 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)
  Term used in the measurement of
  LDPE and LLDPE can liners. One mil
  is .001". Can liners range between
  .35 to 4.0 mil.

  Micron Term used in the 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.

Resin Short term for Polyethylene
resin. The three types of PE resin
are LDPE, LLDPE and HMW-HDPE
(see below). Other plastic resins
include vinyl, polypropylene, styrene
and nylon.

  LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)
  This resin was used with older
  can liner technology. Resin has good
  clarity but weak film strength. Today
  it is used primarily for Food and
  Utility Bags.

  LLDPE (Linear Low Density   Polyethylene) This is the primary
  type of resin used in modern can liner   manufacturing technology. Greater
  film strength allows for high puncture
  and tear resistance.

  HMW-HDPE (High Molecular Weight –
  High Density Polyethylene) This
  relatively new resin has greater film
  strength, but weaker puncture and
  tear resistance than LLDPE.

  HAO (Higher Alpha Olefin resin)
  This high grade hexene or octene
  based resin is used in all of Heritage
  LLD liners. The properties of this resin
  allow for a higher quality can liner.

  Butene One of three types of LLDPE
  resin. Butene has weaker film strength   properties than Hexene or Octene.

  Hexene One of three types of LLDPE
  resin. Heritage uses Higher Alpha Olefin
  (High Grade Hexene) in the
  manufacturing of can liners. Properties
  include high film strength.

  Octene One of three types of LLDPE
  resin. Heritage uses Higher Alpha
  Olefin (High Grade Octene) in the
  manufacturing of your can liners.
  Used in other applications because
  of its excellent physical properties.

  Prime Resin Refers to the usage of high
  quality, "fresh from the reactor", resin.
  Heritage uses only prime resins in all of
  the products we produce, unless
  specified otherwise.

  Blended Resin Refers to the combination
  of two or more types of resin.

  Regrind Resin Refers to resin that has
  been used at least once before. Can be
  post-industrial (scrap) or post-consumer
  (recycling). Property of resin is
  deteriorated each time it is reused.

Seal Term used to describe bottom
of a can liner. The three types of seals
are flat, gusseted and star. (See Bottom
Seal section.)

  Flat Seal Straight seal along bottom
  of a can liner (looks like a pillow case).
  Though Flat Seals are Strong, they may
  have a tendency to leak wet trash from
  the corners.

  Gusseted Seal A flat-style bag
  manufactured with both sides tucked
  in to form gussets. Has a tendency to
  leak wet trash from the center at
  gusset points where four layers of film
  meet two.

  Star Seal Designed without gussets,
  the Star Seal eliminates gaps along
  the seal where leak occur. The bottom
  of the bag is folded over several times
  and sealed. Trash rests on the material
  instead of the seals. This leak-resistant
  seal holds wet trash better than the
  other two types of seals.

Top-Side Dispenser Box
An innovative style of box that allows
stacking in small spaces. It is just as
easy to pull a can liner from the side
as it is the top.

  Individually Folded Can liners are
  separately folded, then stacked on top
  of one another. This allows the end user
  to pull liners out of the box with much
  more ease.

  Cored Rolls Can liners are rolled
  together on the top of a cardboard
  cylinder (looks similar to a roll of
  paper towels). Can liners come inside
  a special box that dispenses with ease.

  Coreless Rolls Can liners are rolled in
  groups of 25 or 50 per roll. There are
  4 to 10 rolls per case. End user can
  separate can liners by tearing along
  the perforated line.