{"id":4642,"date":"2023-12-20T22:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materbi.com\/applications\/sacco-per-asporto-merce\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:48:37","slug":"carrier-bags","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/materbi.com\/en\/applications\/carrier-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrier bags"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Carrier bags made of Mater-Bi are designed to offer a practical and hygienic solution for organic waste collection, after being used for shopping.<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks to their renewable origin and their biodegradability and compostability, Mater-Bi carrier bags can be used again after shopping to dispose of organic waste.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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How to recognise legally compliant carrier bags?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Reusable carrier bags that satisfy the following legal requirements are compliant:<\/p>

\u2022 External handle: 200 micron for food use: must contain 30% recycled plastic. 100 micron for other uses: must contain 10% recycled plastic.<\/p>

\u2022 Internal handle: 100 micron for food use: must contain 30% recycled plastic. 60 micron for other uses: must contain 10% recycled plastic.<\/p>

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Carrier bags that do not have these compostability or reusability\/composition characteristics are not legally compliant and high financial penalties are imposed on anyone selling them or giving them away for free.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll single-use carrier bags with non-compostable external handles (i.e. which do not have logos certifying UNI EN 13432 standard compliance) with the following wording:\n\n\u2022 “Biodegradable within 3-5 years\u201d or “in the medium-long term”;\n\n\u2022 “Biodegradable in accordance with the UNI EN ISO 14855 method”;\n\u2022 “ECM biodegradable”, “D2W\u00ae”, “oxo-biodegradable2 or “oxo-degradable”;\n\u2022 “Protect nature” “I am an ecological bag” “Nature is important to us”.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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