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Bag this bill – Rocky Mountain News
Are plastic bags the enemy to the environment? Studies show it takes 40% more energy to produce paper than plastic bags. And when all is said and done, it will cost the consumer more for companies to use paper rather then plastic.


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Aluminum Foil Wrap - A Restaurant Owner's Complete Guide

Aluminum Foil Wrap Background

Almost all US foil manufacturers run their aluminum foil rolls with aluminum alloy #8011. The process starts out with a massive, flat aluminum alloy slab which is progressively cut thinner and thinner until it forms the jumbo rolls from which the smaller food service rolls are cut. There are essentially two categories of foil thickness; standard duty and heavy duty, the latter being more sturdy because it came from a thicker roll of foil, therefore making it significantly more expensive. The quality of foil wrap is primarily determined by its thickness or heaviness, which can accurately be measured by its "gauge". The metric term for this is "micron thickness".

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