Glad® ForceFlex®: A Greener Garbage Bag
Introduced in 2004, Glad® ForceFlex® trash bags have changed the way consumers deal with garbage. Through a unique diamond texture that allows the bag to stretch around objects to help prevent rips and tears, consumers can fill it, stretch it and stuff it with just about anything. The stretch is what makes it strong.
But revolutionary stretch isn't the only thing Glad® ForceFlex® bags have going for them. They're better for the environment, too. The Glad® ForceFlex® design saves more than 1 million pounds of plastic film per year than the previous Glad® trash bag.
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| In 2007, 150,000 Glad® trash bags were donated to New Orleans for garbage-cleaning efforts during and after Mardi Gras. |
The Glad Manufacturing Company reuses nearly all rejected product or scrap plastic, and what it cannot use is sent to a third-party for recycling. We help save energy and waste by including “wide-spec” resin (the “raw” form of plastic) in Glad® trash bags, which might otherwise have to be reworked or scrapped by resin suppliers. In 2005, we reduced packaging material for 32 Glad® trash bag product items by an average of 45 percent, resulting in a significant reduction in the use of paper board and improved freight efficiency.
Glad® trash bags are there in times of need, too. The Clorox Company Foundation regularly donates Glad® trash bags for community clean-up efforts and to aid in disaster relief. Just a few examples include:
- 1.2 million bags were donated in 2005 through The Clorox Company Foundation to aid in clean-up efforts throughout the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina
- 125,000 trash bags were donated in 2006 to New York City's Department of Sanitation for community clean-up efforts
- 150,000 Glad® bags were donated in 2007 to New Orleans for garbage-cleaning efforts during and after its annual Mardi Gras celebration.
Additionally, for more than 20 years, Glad has supported Keep America Beautiful in its efforts to improve communities across the U.S. through litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification initiatives. Glad donates 3 million trash bags per year to Keep America Beautiful. |
