Big Bags with diaper bottoms are sometimes erroneously called “Diaper Big Bags”, but this denomination is not always accurate.
WARNING: It is very important not to confuse “Multipurpose” with “Reusable“, especially starting January 2023, when the new tax on non-reusable plastic packages occurred. Check all you need to know about the tax here.
What gives a Big Bag the category of Reusable (Multiple Trip) is that it is made and tested according to the second or third column of the following table:
|
Non-reusable Big Bag |
Diaper Big Bag (Multiple trips) |
Repairable Big Bag |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction and testing standards | ISO 21898 | ISO 21898 | ISO 21898 |
| Safety factor (SF) | 5:1 | 6:1 | 8:1 |
| Use | It should be used only once. | It can be used more than once. When wear signs are noted, they should be removed. |
It can be used more than once. When wear signs are noted, it can be repaired if it is feasible and safe to do so. |
| Endurance tests | 30 cycles at 2 times your SWL + Final cycle to breakage at more than 5 times its SWL |
70 cycles at 4 times your SWL + Final cycle to breakage at more than 6 times SWL |
30 cycles at 6 times your SWL + Final cycle to breakage at more than 8 times SWL |
Traditionally, Diaper Bottom Big Bags have been referred to as “multi-purpose FIBCs”, but this name is not accurate and can be misleading, even contradictory:
- A Reusable Big Bag (SF 6:1 or higher) could have a diaper bottom (traditionally called “multi-purpose”), but could also be flat-bottomed or have other configurations.
- On the other hand, a diaper-bottom Big Bag with a 5:1 safety factor should not be considered Reusable despite being erroneously referred to as a “Multipurpose Big Bag”.
Ask our sales team to obtain the best, safest Diaper Big Bags and avoid operational and tax risks, since there is a special tax for “non-reusable” Big Bags.
Open Top, Flat Bottom Big Bag
(May be Reusable or not depending on its SF)
