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What are the alternatives to using bubble wrap?

Bubble wrap is a great unique type of packaging that provides protection against damage of things you are putting into a cardboard box. It is however quite difficult to find bubble wrap near me on the high street, because not many retailers offer bubble wrap. Often the bubble wrap you can find is not recyclable on the high street, so you may be looking to avoid using it, or you may not be able to find it entirely. Many bubble wraps you can buy online are now one hundred percent recyclable. So what are your main alternatives to using bubble wrap for protection? Packing paper is a good solution if you cannot find recyclable bubble wrap, because it is always widely recycled. You will need a lot of packing paper to fully protect something you are putting into a box, but it can be equally as effective. The best method is to scrunch up lots of packing paper to form a layer of cushioning from knocks and bumps, and you can even put a flat layer around objects to stop them gettin

How is bubble wrap made?

Bubble wrap is a fantastic material that is designed for protection against damage. The bubbles are incredibly fun to pop with your hands too, and bubble wrap is loved by many throughout the UK. Not many people know how a large bubble wrap roll is produced, however, and it is a technical process performed by professionals and machinery. The material that extra strong bubble wrap is made from contains many different tiny beads of resin, which are combined to produce the material that we commonly use for bubble wrap. It is a polythene material, which is waterproof. It is see-through, and often quite heavy duty meaning it will not tear or rip easily. These tiny resin beads are melted down together, at over 450 degrees Celsius, which forces them to combine to form the basic material that we use for the base layer of the bubble wrap, which is a thin film. This film is next flattened, to the desired thickness that we want the bubble wrap for packing UK to be. It can differ fr