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Spill berms… barriers… bunds… dikes… How are you supposed to sort through it all and determine the best solution for containing potential spills in your workplace? While it can be confusing weeding through the various options, we’ve successfully helped people just like you find the right solution at the best price. This article will help you evaluate your options and explore the various types of containment products and how they each function to contain spills.

Topics: Containment, industrial waste

Whether you’re a power plant, agricultural company, construction site, or mining operation, you’ve probably needed to perform a bulk bag calculation to determine what size bag would be necessary for the volume of waste or product you need to contain.

Topics: Containment, industrial waste, waste packaging price, flexible waste packaging

The basic FIBC safe handling guidelines apply to any bulk bag. The rules here include selecting the right type of jumbo sack, sticking with the manufacturer's recommendations, and making sure your bag is free of damage. Adhere to these regulations, and you are already halfway there.

Topics: Containment, industrial waste, waste packaging price, flexible waste packaging, costsavings

It is no secret that there have been rapid increases in recent months of propylene resins, mainly due to increases in demand and challenges with supply. Plant operations have slowed significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, raw materials have been reallocated to produce PPE, and recent weather events have further complicated matters.

Topics: Containment, industrial waste, nuclear waste, waste packaging price, costsavings

When it comes to truck tarps or roll off container tarps, you have a lot of options. But when comparing those options, are you considering all the features that will get you to the perfect solution?

Topics: Containment, industrial waste, waste packaging price, flexible waste packaging

Back in 1736, Benjamin Franklin proclaimed that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Clearly, he knew that preventing the cause was better than dealing with the effect, in this case fires in Philadelphia. So does the same apply to oil spills on jobsites? We believe that it is much easier to learn how to prevent oil spills and oil contamination than it is to clean up after them. Taking the time to plan ahead will pay dividends in the long run, so let’s cover what you should take into consideration.

Topics: Containment

Let’s face it, sometimes regulations seem to get in the way of us just getting a job done, am I right? While spill containment may feel like one of those unnecessary burdens when setting up equipment or starting work, there are many good reasons to view it as a critical element. For our purposes, spill containment will encompass any temporary spill berm or spill tray designed to catch any potential spill or release of chemicals, oils, sewage, or other harmful liquid to prevent them from reaching the soil or groundwater.

Topics: Containment, industrial waste, cost, costsavings

Since PacTec began over 30 years ago, significant innovations in flexible waste packaging have occurred, creating a large shift in the way waste generators safely transport and dispose of problematic waste streams. You’re no longer restricted to using bulky, heavy, expensive, and difficult-to-manage rigid containers. While rigid containers may have their place in certain applications, the mindset has shifted towards the safety and reliability of flexible waste packaging for most industrial and nuclear waste types.

Let’s put to rest some common misconceptions about flexible waste packaging.

Topics: Containment, industrial waste, nuclear waste, waste packaging price, flexible waste packaging

Topics: Containment, cost, costsavings

Idaho National Labs, a US Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, was looking to meet regulatory milestones and reduce costs for a massive planned LLMW cleanup effort, and engaged PacTec MacroBags®, the easy-to-use flexible packaging that meets US DOT shipping regulations AND is approved as MACRO TREATMENT, meeting the LDR requirement for disposal. Low Level Mixed Waste (LLMW) is a waste stream that is both a hazardous waste and a radioactive waste. This combination of hazards in one waste results in a limited number of treatment and disposal options for generators and subsequently high treatment and disposal costs.

Topics: Containment, nuclear waste, flexible waste packaging, costsavings

With dozens of manufacturers and retailers offering variations of polyethylene liners for roll-off containers and dumpsters, how can you sort through it all to find the perfect fit for your needs?

Topics: Containment, industrial waste, flexible waste packaging

Topics: Containment, industrial waste, nuclear waste, waste packaging price, flexible waste packaging, cost

At PacTec, we've been working like dogs to create the most robust, compliant and cost-effective packaging solutions for all levels of nuclear waste. Like Fido above, our customers can attest to the many reasons why they feel flexible packaging is superior to traditional rigid containment.

Topics: Containment, nuclear waste

PacTec, Inc. continues to bring innovative solutions to market, and we are proud to introduce the TransPac® Transformer Containment Bag. This flexible package is the safe way to contain leaking transformers for transport to service centers. Our proprietary design is the first in the industry to utilize a zipper closure for ease of use in the field. The heavy-duty, multi-layer bag includes a full absorbent inner layer and is also lightweight, compact and easily stored on service trucks.

Topics: Transformer, Containment