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  2. Bogota bag - Wikipedia

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    Bogota bag used in the treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome. [1]A Bogota bag is a sterile plastic bag used for closure of abdominal wounds. [2] It is generally a sterilized 3-liter (0.66 imp gal; 0.79 U.S. gal) genitourinary irrigation bag that is sewn to the skin or fascia of the anterior abdominal wall.

  3. Plastic shopping bag - Wikipedia

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    Due to their durability, plastic bags can take centuries to decompose. [22] According to The Outline, it can take between 500 - 1,000 years for a plastic shopping bag to break down. The use lifespan of a bag is approximately 12 minutes of use. [23] On land, plastic bags are one of the most prevalent types of litter in inhabited areas.

  4. Plastic bag - Wikipedia

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    A plastic bag, poly bag, or pouch is a type of container made of thin, flexible, plastic film, nonwoven fabric, or plastic textile. Plastic bags are used for containing and transporting goods such as foods, produce, powders , ice, magazines , chemicals , and waste .

  5. Where do plastic bag fees go? - AOL

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    After the plastic bag fee was imposed, the city saw about a 70 percent decrease in plastic bag use, according to the city’s website. Since 2018, Boulder has collected about $1,000,000 from the ...

  6. Multilayered packaging - Wikipedia

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    5 Layer co-extrusion of cosmetic "squeeze" tube Typical liquid packaging board. Multi-layered packaging are multilayer or composite materials using innovative technologies aimed to give barrier properties, strength and storage stability to food items, new materials as well as hazardous materials.

  7. Packaging engineering - Wikipedia

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    Some packaging engineers have backgrounds in other science, engineering, or design disciplines while some have college degrees specializing in this field. [4]Formal packaging programs might be listed as package engineering, packaging science, packaging technology, etc. BE, BS, MS, M.Tech and PhD programs are available.

  8. Molded pulp - Wikipedia

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    Transfer molded products are usually thin walled, 1/16" to 3/16", and are the most prevalent type in use today. The process uses vacuum forming and take-off or transfer molds, where the mold is an extremely fine wire mesh in the shape of the upper/exposed surface.

  9. Packaging waste - Wikipedia

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    An optimized folding box would use much less paperboard for the same volume of cereal, but with reduced surface area for graphics. The use of a plastic bag without an enclosing box would use less material per unit of cereal. [10] Slackfill packaging is that which is intentionally under-filled, resulting in non-functional headspace.