Clear plastic carrier bags are all about simplicity, drawing focus to your branding and design. Our clear plastic carrier bag options achieve the fundamentals: strength, printing options, transparency, storage and fast turnarounds. We’ve created hundreds of unique clear printed carrier bag designs for a range of businesses across a plethora of industries, so get in touch with us today to see how we can help.
The industry-standard bag, a patch-handle polythene bag is the go-to for most businesses looking to print a clear carrier bag. Cost-effective, strong, and easy to print, these bags look great when transparent and when printed with your logo.
View Bag & Get A QuoteThe punched-out handle carrier bag is also a cost-effective choice. Similar to the patch handle bag, they’re easy to store, quick to deliver, look great when printed and an all-round consistently good transparent carrier bag.
View Bag & Get A QuoteFlexiloop handle carrier bags can be made transparent, and this provides a range of benefits. Due to the handles being external to the bag the print area is larger; therefore a larger canvas size is available for your design. Plus, as the handles are external, it’s much easier to see what’s in the bag when it is being carried. With the ergonomic and strength benefits of the loop handles, this is a good all-round choice for your clear carrier bag.
View Bag & Get A QuoteAs our plastic-free sugar cane bags are made from a polymer extracted from sugar cane – like how any standard plastic carrier bag is made – we’re able to create clear bags from this material too. This means you can have a clear printed carrier bag that’s 100% recyclable, made from natural materials, tax exempt and still retains all of the strength and storage benefits of a standard polythene bag.
View Bag & Get A QuoteThough clear plastic carrier bags are reusable, and we can make these with up to 30% recycled materials, they are not the most eco-friendly option. However, clear plastic carrier bags are the only transparent bag option in our range, and for orders over 10,000 bags we can guarantee that these are made from 30% recycled materials.
Some councils allow you to recycle plastic carrier bags at home, but most do not. You should research whether or not this is a service provided in your postcode before placing plastic carrier bags in your recycling bin. However, a plastic carrier bag can be recycled at a dedicated recycling point, most of which are found at local large supermarkets. Whether your plastic bag is clear or coloured does not affect whether you can recycle it.
Clear plastic carrier bags are just as strong as a coloured/opaque plastic carrier bag. These bags are incredibly strong and very rarely are susceptible to damage in everyday use.
Similarly to any plastic carrier bag, a clear polythene bag is also perfectly safe to be used for food packaging.
Yes, clear plastic carrier bags are easily printed with logos, branding and messaging. These may not stand out as prominently as opaque bags, particularly when the bag is empty, so it’s important to consider how much you want your bag to be transparent. We can provide samples of our clear plastic bags if necessary, so make sure you get in touch with your requirements.
Clear plastic bags are an ideal option if you want the contents of the bag to be seen. For instance, a goody bag with merchandise and freebies where you want the contents to be obvious is a great use case for a clear plastic bag. We however would not recommend a clear plastic bag if you want to add a QR code, or if you want the bag to be easily readable when empty, as these requirements need a consistent backdrop colour which is obviously unachievable with a clear bag. Opaque bags can be printed on any colour and therefore you have more control over the ‘canvas’ against which your design will be showcased.
