Bagging Materials

YPS have your bagging material needs sorted. With our specially selected range of high quality paper and plastic flexibles, we promise to deliver secure, protective and attractive bagging for both B2C e-commerce and B2B order fulfilment applications. Choose from a range of thicknesses, widths and product specs and benefit from a world of printing potentials from all grades. Most materials in our bagging collection are 100% recyclable and the majority of our polybags can also be supplied with recycled content in the blend. To raise the planet friendly bar even further, many of our materials can be repurposed, acting as return bags with the simple addition of resealable closing strips. Discover all of our papers and poly bags below, or call our team for a personalised recommendation. Please note that many of our horizontal bagging machines can also run traditional shrink films.

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Poly Bags

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A collection of fully recyclable general purpose polybags and mailers suited to packing a wide array of products. Perfect for mailing, e-commerce and retail applications.

100% recyclable with recycled content options

Coloured, clear or opaque bags with or without black inners

Print information, logos, barcodes, QR codes and more with ease

Upgrade bags with hang holes, vents. headers and easy-open strips

Strong, secure bags that are puncture-resistant and weatherproof

Standard Poly Bags

For e-commerce packaging that packs a punch, choose our branded polybags. Wow your customers with full-colour images, logos and designs for an unforgettable unbagging experience.

Up to 8 high-definition colour prints

Unlimited free proofs of your design

100% recyclable with recycled content options available

Incorporate hang holes, vents, easy-tear strips and headers

Widths up to 600mm wide and thicknesses up to 150mu

Printed Poly Bags

Looking for bespoke polybags to pack specialist products or withstand harsh environments? YPS can cater for any bespoke requirement including anti-static ESD, VCI, non-scratch and gamma-patient bags.

A range of bags designed to solve specialist needs

Protect your high value items like electronics, jewellery and metals

Suitable for press printing and thermal transfer printing

Available in thicknesses between 25mu and 150mu

Can withstand a range of harsh environments and temperatures

Bespoke Application Poly Bags

Our versatile, entry-level papers are designed to wrap a range of products including magazines, textile goods and books with a professional finish. With both regular and kraft papers possible, there's something for every forward-thinking business.

Brown and white papers for mailing and bagging

Available with thicknesses between 60 g/m2 and 130 g/m2

Coated or uncoated specifications available

100% recyclable

Printed designs can be incorporated for branding purposes

Standard Papers

Cut through the noise in the busy e-retail market with a high-definition printed paper solution. Incorporate logos, pictures, text, QR codes or barcodes for a truly bespoke paper pack.

Compatible with horizontal bagging machinery and flow wrappers

Up to eight high-definition colours can be incorporated

Unlimited proofs of your design prior to manufacture

100% recyclable

Available in a range of widths and thicknesses

Printed Papers

Suitable for specialist packs like medical items and products requiring waterproof or grease proofing properties, our PE liners enhance the protective qualities of paper materials.

Creates a waterproof, grease-proof barrier to maintain sterility and hygiene

High tear resistance

Strong, stiff composition for durability in transit

Food-contact approved

100% recyclable

PE Lined Papers

our bagging materials can bag

apparel

printed materials

hardware

e-com returns

mail orders

Boxed products

Help & Advice

Frequently asked
questions

: The UK Plastic Packaging Tax introduced in April 2022 imposes a £200 per tonne levy on manufactured or imported plastic packaging materials that contain less than 30% certified recycled content.
Yorkshire Packaging have been working closely with our manufacturing sites to bring to market a range of flexible polybags that contain over 30% and as much as 70% recycled content which are exempt from the tax. Look for the green logo stating 'Also available with recycled content' on our packaging material webpages to identify the conforming products.
: Both horizontal and vertical processes are styles of automated bagging suited to e-commerce or mail order fulfilment applications, but the introduction of product to the machines in each setting is different. Vertical bagging systems are usually hand-loaded, whereby an operator drops a product downwards into an opened bag before it is automatically sealed. Horizontal bagging involves the product travelling along an infeed conveyor and entering the bagging machine from a horizontal direction before being sealed within a bag material. Horizontal bagging is usually required when production is very high-speed or high volume.
: 'Fan-folded bags' are laid-flat concertinaed polybags supplied in boxes. The box of bags is positioned at the back of the autobagger and the chain of bags is threaded through into the machine via a clam-shell design. The term 'bags on reels' denotes a chain of bags wrapped around a central spool that is mounted on the machine and fed directly into the printer. We would recommend the use of fan-folded bags when the required bag size is especially large as reel capacities are limited and therefore the use of bags on reels would incur more downtime in production between changeovers.
: All of our polybags can be supplied with a number of optional extras suited to retail, e-commerce and mail order applications. Choose from vent holes (to expel air), hanger holes (for easy retail display), easy-open strips (vertical or horizontal positioning) or reclosable strips which enable consumers to re-purpose the packaging when returning goods.