Poly bag prices have been going up lately and I’m sure readers are looking for the best deals. This seems like a good time to start tracking the lowest cost bag suppliers, so I encourage readers to leave a comment below with your recommendations.
For clarity’s sake, I suggest posting:
– Company name
– Website address
– Cost per bag (18”x30”)
– Cost per roll (18″ wide)
I am building in central costa rica and looking for wove polypropylene tube roles any suggestions
Shipping is expensive so some people buy a bundle of bags or tubing and bring it with them on the plane, etc. Also check the closest large city. Poly bags are used in many industries.
I am in desperate need of poly bags to build an earthbag house. My house was burnt during the Gatlinburg TN and of course insurance and FEMA is no use. Money is non-existent so I need to find my building supplies as cheap as possible. Any help I would greatly appreciate it. Thank You
Farmers who feed livestock often have used bags. Post a message in the local Thrifty Nickle type newspaper and community message board. Sometimes breweries, etc. have them. But just remember earthbag is labor intensive. It is not a quick fix if you need immediate shelter. If I needed something really fast and cheap I’d use straw bales, pallets and salvaged wood. Set the bales on 2-3 layers of gravel bags.
Hello friend,
We specialize in this field for 20 years,and have ISO 9001 and CQC certificated,
If you have details, please give it to me, then I will give you a better quotation.
1.Internal size or outer size: width x length x height cms
2.U-panel,tubler,baffled bag
3.Top: open top/top spout/top skirt
4.Bottom: closed bottom/discharge spout
5.The loop height and spout size
6.Fabric: coated or uncoated
7.Liner: yes or no
8.Dust proof seams: yes or no
9. SWL(Safe Working Load)
10.The usage of the bag
Below is the new price for your reference.
Please reply to me for more information. thank you.
PP bulk bags
Internal size: 90x90x100 cms
160 GSM, uncoated, UV treated, unprinted
Top spout: 40×40 cms
Bottom spout: 40×40 cms.
4 corner loops: 25 cms high, white
Standard seams
No doc pouch
SWL:1000 kgs 5:1
Price: USD 2.97/PC FOB Qingdao
Qty.:290 pcs/pallet x 20 = 5800 pcs/20’FCL
Best Regards
Merry Zhao
LAIZHOU HUADONG PLASTIC CO., LTD
Laizhou City, Shandong Province, China
website: http://www.bulkbagchina.com
Email:merryzhaohd@163.com
Tel:+86-13780963505
skype:merryzhaohd
whatsapp:+86-13780963505
I just did a Craigslist search after reading this post and the comments, and this is what I found:
FREE used feed bags, woven poly bags, 50# size (Milwaukie)-
We have about 32 cu ft of these bags, they are bundled into 3 big plastic bags. They can be used for all kinds of things. Earth Bag Buildings are the most popular use I know of. They are mostly white with red writing, but other misc feed bags are mixed in, too.
link to the ad:
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/zip/4481972804.html
It seems to have been posted about 16 hours ago (from now) so if you’re in the Portland area, this might be a good find for you.
Good luck!
If you are looking for quality pp bags we could be of help to you.
Company name：Topure Paksak Co.,LImited
Website:http://www.bulksacks.com
product name:pp woven bag
Cost per bag (18”x30”):US$0.15-0.29 per piece
Cost per roll (18″ wide):US$150-290 per 1000pcs
We’d like to quote more details if you can tell us the GSM,colors,stitch,etc.
Volm has 18.5 x 30 raschel bags $200.00/thousand. That is about the same price as Whole Sale Discount Market. Volm is located in Wisconsin so the shipping isn’t as expensive.
Durapak has no mesh bags larger then 20 inches in length.
I will continue to post more as I get quotes.
Here are some more current prices. 05/2011
I am still waiting for some other responses.
Dayton Bag 18″ Continuous Circular Woven Polypropylene (tubing)
$.55 per yard.
Approx. 600 lbs. on one skid.
J & J Supply 50# mesh onion bags 35 cents each. No discount for quantity mentioned
Jumbo Sack 18″ x 30″ mesh bag
Red, White or Purple colors
black woven draw string attached
2,000 minimum order
2,000/bundle @ $249.00/thousand
Cady Bag 18.25×31 mesh in red, no band. They are $.42 each. No discount for quantity mentioned.
I have sent several emails to bag suppliers and have had some luck:
* Contact Jeremy Hilt (jhilt@centralbagcompany.com w/Central Bag Company said they stock 18″ x 984 ft @ $195 (includes shipping!!!)
* Sandbag Express does not carry continuous rolls, but they suggested I try NYP Corp. Whatever that is?….
* Saddleback Materials Co. Inc – $0.29 – $0.59 a bag http://www.esandbags.com/
Super Poly
http://www.superpoly.ca/index.php
20 x 30 misprint bags for .20c CAN
locations in Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg (Canada)
We also took donations of bags though, from breweries who were happy to unload their grain bags.
From Kelly Hart:
Hi Chris,
I really appreciate your forwarding this information to us. I also tried to post it as a comment on our blog, with no success, so there must be some sort of filter blocking it. Usually we are prompted to approve or disapprove of comments, but this never happened.
In any case, I have taken the information and woven it into the source list that we maintain at http://earthbagbuilding.com/resources.htm#supplies so that it is available to readers there. I did not post the prices however, since these are always changing.
Thanks a bunch.
Kelly
Chris Haburchak: The quotes I received this summer were much more affordable.
Langston Bag – Memphis, TN
http://www.langstonbag.com/woven.htm
18×30 $195/1000 + $78 shipping to business
(if residential, add another $80 to shipping)
All In Safety – Brooklyn, NY
http://www.allinsafety.com (they take PayPal)
18×30 $196.75/1000 + $26.14 shipping Fed Ex Ground
[I bought these…a little over $.22/bag, received in 1 week]
White Bag Company, Inc – North Little Rock, AR
http://www.whitebag.com
18 x 30 $167/M
18.5 x 32 $169/M
15 x 4 x 31 $192/M (gusseted “diddle-free” bags)
Freight $88/1,000; ask for UPS quote, may be cheaper
Contact Greg Collett at GCollett@Whitebag.com
(he said they also have misprints from time to time but not at the moment;
they go anywhere from 10 to 12 cents…)
To see those gusseted bags in action, check out OzarkMoma’s Flickr pages,
very entertaining slideshow…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozarkmoma/3654806866/in/set-72157605044538932/
Chris Haburchak: (prices from 2009)
Jumbo Sack – Maryland Heights, MO
http://www.jumbosack.com
18.5×35 $220/1000 + $125-175 freight
Ace Bag & Burlap – Bronx, NY
http://www.ace-bag.com/
18×30 $240/1000 + UPS ground $71.16
Pacific Packaging – Wilsonville, OR
http://www.pac-packaging.com/
misprint bags for $15 each
20×32 $150/1000 + $150 shipping
23×29 $150/1000 + $210 shipping
United Bags – St. Louis, MO
http://www.unitedbags.com/c-7-polypropylene-bags.aspx
18×30 $380/1000 + shipping
Chris Haburchak: (prices from 2009)
Commercial Bag Supply – Des Moines, Iowa
http://www.commercialbagsupply.com/
18×30 no ties or UV – $.38 each + $25/1000 shipping
Farber Bag & Supply Company – Peosta, IA
http://www.farberbag.com
18×30 no string $340/1000 plus shipping
18×30 w/ string $550/1000 plus shipping
Central Bag Company – Kansas City, MO
http://www.centralbagcompany.com/ (they do use PayPal)
18×30 $.45/bag delivered
Flexible Packaging – Houston, TX
http://www.flexpack.com/woven-bags-pp.htm
18×30 Standard UVI $390/1000 + $80 shipping
18×30 High UVI $648/1000 + $80 shipping
Donald Davis Bags – Spartanburg, NC
http://www.donalddavisbags.com/
18×30 $480/1000 delivered
(misprint also available: 20×30 $520/2000
+ $100 shipping = $620/2000 total or $310/1000)
If Shane’s looking for poly tubing, he could query Sue Spiegel at Dayton Bag and Burlap; they sell a continuous tube and even mention earthbag building on their webpage (toward the bottom of the page…)
http://daybag.com/industrial/woven.html
I’ve heard that individual bags are cut from long rolls, and so it shouldn’t be difficult to locate rolls of poly tubing.
Daniel w/New Mexico Dirtbags (www.nmdirtbags.com) wasn’t any help. The only sell 14″ x 26″ bags. They said they knew of one place in China that sold the tubing by the roll, but when I asked them if they could give me that company’s name, the wrote back saying, “I’m sure you understand how your request might be interpreted as being pretty inappropriate. You’re free to do your own research. ” I thought I was doing my own research by emailing him??? Oh well, I’ll find it somewhere….
Keep trying. There are lots of suppliers.