How Plastic Bags Are Made

Posted by Jessica G. | Posted in , , , , , , , | Posted on 9:00 AM

As you may have noticed from reading our blog or website, we feel the possibilities with plastic bags are endless. They are literally everywhere. The average American uses 300 to 700 plastic bags a year. Some of us even have drawers dedicated specifically to hold these handy bags. It’s safe to say that everyone knows what a plastic bag is, what it’s used for, and where to get them, but hardly anyone knows how these beauties are made.
They are made from granules of linear polyethelene, melted down and blended to a smooth homogenous mixture, and after a long, process, are turned into the bags we know and love. Watch this mesmerizing video from the Discovery Channel show, How It’s Made, in which they go behind the scenes of bag production.