Bulk Bags, or flexible intermediate bulk containers, are essentially industrial containers made of flexible fabric designed for storing and transporting dry, flowable products, like sand, fertilizer, and granules of plastic. These bags are also known as:
Jumbo Bags
Super Sacks
Big Bags
Tonne Bags
With 1200 to 4000lbs of carrying capacity, bulk bags have been designed to be cleaned, reconditioned, and put right back into service. By being able to be used for the same products over and over again, it's no wonder that bulk bags are an environmentally friendly way to reduce waste.
And the most environmentally conscious way of getting bulk bags?
Purchasing them used.
Industries That Benefit From Reusable Bulk Bags
Since bulk bags are perfect for lifting and transporting, there are a plethora of industries that actually tend to use these jumbo bags extremely often. These are examples of industries that tend to use flexible intermediate bulk containers:
Construction
Food Processing
Manufacturing
While Packaging One's used bulk bags have only been used once and have held scrap plastics and resins, many industries have used these bags for transporting sand, gravel, sugar, seeds, cement, and even coffee beans!