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1 compostable refuse sacks & liners suppliers of quality standard and bespoke refuse sacks tel: to request a quotation or arrange a sales visit

Introduction Polaris Plastics is a dedicated provider of bespoke and stock packaging products.

company. Extensive stocks are held in our warehouse to ensure that we can provide our products on a day one for day three average delivery to any point in the UK and Northern Ireland.

Our full time customer care team are available from 8:00am until 6:00pm to discuss your product requirements and to ensure that you have the right product for your customer base and/or application.

2 Introduction Polaris Plastics is a dedicated provider of bespoke and stock packaging products. Our long standing history as a leader in the supply of film products and sacks to the Janitorial and Catering markets has established our credentials as the UK s most reliable packaging supply company. Extensive stocks are held in our warehouse to ensure that we can provide our products on a day one for day three average delivery to any point in the UK and Northern Ireland. Deliveries are free of charge with a minimum order value. This guarantees that Polaris can offer our just in time service to support your specific business needs. Our full time customer care team are available from 8:00am until 6:00pm to discuss your product requirements and to ensure that you have the right product for your customer base and/or application. Over 200 PE film based products exist within our extensive portfolio, with new innovations and complimentary products being added every month. Contact Polaris NOW to discuss your no obligation quotation and examine the benefits to your business from becoming part of the Polaris customer family. CHSA goods dispatching area Polaris Plastics are long standing members of the Cleaning and Hygiene Suppliers Association The Primary Supply Chain Trade Association to the cleaning industry. In addition Polaris Plastics are Co. founders of the C.H.S.A Plastic sack accreditation scheme. All of our sack products are produced and clearly labelled in accordance to this standard. The scheme, designed to make sure the correct sacks are supplied, divides the sacks into 4 categories:- Light Duty; up to 5 kilo weight capacity, Medium Duty; up to 10 kilo weight capacity, Heavy Duty; up to 15 kilo weight capacity, Extra Heavy; up to 20 kilo weight capacity. Look out for this typical box marking which indicates the performance of your product Independent auditing ensures our stocks are performing in accordance to the CHSA standard and furthermore that they are adhering to the product dimension guidelines. For more information please contact our customer care team. Bespoke Service Polaris Plastics offers a specialised service for those customers who need an unique product or a one off volume of a non-stock items. Our customer care team will be happy to take your enquiry and use our extensive expertise to provide the product to your exacting requirement in the fastest possible lead time and at best value. We are able to supply coloured or clear, virgin or recycled film from pallet covers to grip seal bags, waste management sacks to food contact liners all delivered, via our single pallet distribution service to your business. If your order is required on a regular basis then Polaris will use its extensive warehousing facility to hold multiple months of your stock at no additional charge, with only an undertaking that the volume held would be purchased in an agreeable call off period. Save on your management time and contact Polaris to assist with all of your specialist Janitorial and Catering film product needs

What is a compostable refuse sack?. A compostable bin liner is made from cornstarch, a plant based product that will compost and is 100% biodegradable.

They contain no polyethylene, yet have the same physical characteristics as traditional plastics and are manufactured the same way as polythene refuse sacks.

Polaris Plastics compostable bags all conform to the EN13432 European Composting standard and certified as such. Typical Customers for Compostable Sacks & Liners.

3 What is a compostable refuse sack?. A compostable bin liner is made from cornstarch, a plant based product that will compost and is 100% biodegradable. The bag will break down into carbon dioxide and water along with the food waste will become rich in nutrients ready for return to the soil or as a fuel for green energy generation. They contain no polyethylene, yet have the same physical characteristics as traditional plastics and are manufactured the same way as polythene refuse sacks. Compostable bags start to deteriorate when in contact with organic (food) waste and are ideal for in vitro composting methods, anaerobic digestion and compost heaps. Polaris Plastics compostable bags all conform to the EN13432 European Composting standard and certified as such. Typical Customers for Compostable Sacks & Liners. Pubs Café s Fast Food Outlets Coffee Shops Hotels Restaurants Take Aways Amusement Parks Zoo s Safari Parks Golf Clubs Conference Centres Exhibition Centres Contract Caterers Outside Caterers and more If your customer is not sure whether they produce 50kgs of food waste then it is good practice to start recycling now and be ready for 2016

Polaris Plastics helping you to understand the New Food Waste Regulations (Scotland) and the application of compostable refuse sacks and liners Benefits of Polaris Compostable Help your customers to

lead-times and stock commitment A Range of sizes to suit the majority of customers needs All products on a roll for ease of storage and dispensing Manufactured in the UK Low Carbon Footprint for this

4 Polaris Plastics helping you to understand the New Food Waste Regulations (Scotland) and the application of compostable refuse sacks and liners Benefits of Polaris Compostable Help your customers to comply with legislation Certified to EN13432 the European standard for compostability Fast degrading so suitable for anaerobic digestion and/or in vitro composting Available off the shelf reducing lead-times and stock commitment A Range of sizes to suit the majority of customers needs All products on a roll for ease of storage and dispensing Manufactured in the UK Low Carbon Footprint for this environmentally friendly range of products Product Code Description Open Width Length Roll Quantity Litres Rolls per Case COM7 Compostable Caddy Bag- Bin Liner COM10 Compostable Bin Liner COM35 Compostable Bin Liner COM70 Compostable Refuse Sack COM125 Compostable Refuse Sack COM240 Compostable Refuse Sack (All sizes approximate)

Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and the requirement for Food Waste Segregation From 1st January 2014 all Food Business*, including restaurants and bars selling food, which produce over 50kgs of

5 Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and the requirement for Food Waste Segregation From 1st January 2014 all Food Business*, including restaurants and bars selling food, which produce over 50kgs of food waste per week must take necessary steps to ensure the food waste is collected separately. From 1st January 2016 Food businesses which produce between 5 and 50kgs of food waste per week will have to present that food waste for separate collection. To comply with legislation it is the responsibility of the food business to segregate the waste to be collected by a food recycler. The recycling of this food waste will either be by anaerobic digestion or in vitro composting. Polaris Plastics have launched a range of compostable refuse sacks and bin liners, suitable for the recycling of food in either anaerobic digestion or in vitro composting dual purpose not all compostable bags on the market at present are dual purpose. The use of compostable sacks and liners will help you to segregate food waste hygienically and store the waste without the health and hygiene hazards associated with storing uncovered or uncontained food waste. Manufactured in the UK our range is certified to EN13432 and available in a range of sizes to suit your customer s needs. *A Food Business is defined as whether for profit or not, public or private, carrying out any activity relating to the processing, distribution preparation or sale of food. Source SEPA Guidance WST-G- 042(3) version 1 issued January 2014

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Polaris web site regularly to learn more about the development of our

call please contact our telesales team on: Telephone: 01908 211811 Fax:

uk HDPE bin liners coloured sacks clear sacks blue tint food contact If

matching, please use our Head Office address: A pre-paid self addressed

Plastics, Howard House Howard Way, Interchange Park Newport Pagnell,

6 clear sacks compactor & wheelie bin bags clinical sacks environmental range black refuse sacks Contact Details co-ex refuse sacks Check the Polaris web site regularly to learn more about the development of our service and product range: To request a quotation or arrange a sales call please contact our telesales team on: Telephone: Fax: info@polarisplastics.co.uk HDPE bin liners coloured sacks clear sacks blue tint food contact If you would like to write to Polaris or provide samples for performance matching, please use our Head Office address: A pre-paid self addressed envelope can be provided on request aprons recycling range Polaris Plastics, Howard House Howard Way, Interchange Park Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. MK16 9PX, UK Polaris Plastics, part of the Anker International Group of companies

Supplying local authorities with recycling and waste management solutions. Minimising waste, Maximising resource.

Supplying local authorities with recycling and waste management solutions Minimising waste, Maximising resource. We know only too well the pressures on local authorities to increase their recycling rates,