PacTec Blog

For over 35 years, PacTec has been a leader in providing innovative, effective, and reliable packaging solutions. We have established a long history of helping customers handle their pathogen waste.

We’ve worked closely with organizations such as the USDA, the DOT, state environmental regulatory and enforcement agencies, leading landfilling companies, and waste transportation experts to provide reliable packaging for the containment, transport, and disposal of pathogens like Avian Influenza. Whether you're an individual farmer, a large corporation, or a government agency, PacTec is here to help you protect your operations and the environment.

Topics: Landfill, Containment, flexible waste packaging, Airborne Waste Disposal, Airborne Waste, waste management, waste packaging

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The need for efficient and effective waste packaging solutions has never been greater in our increasingly industrialized, globalized world. As one of the leading contributors to environmental waste, U.S. businesses have an obligation to find the best ways to package and dispose of their products.

Topics: flexible waste packaging, rigid waste packaging

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Depending on the industry you are in, you may have encountered the term FIBC bags at some point. You might even be wondering “what does FIBC stand for?” and “why would I want to use an FIBC?” Whether you are the CEO of a manufacturing plant, a transportation specialist or a field worker, it’s important to learn as much as you can about FIBC bags and their importance to operational efficiency and safety.

Topics: industrial waste, flexible waste packaging

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The market for Industrial hemp is projected to grow over 30% in coming years, reaching well into the billions of US dollars. With the growing awareness among consumers, increased legalization, and diverse application of hemp in myriad industries like textile, food, paper, and pharmaceuticals, we expect this growth to remain strong.

Topics: waste packaging price, flexible waste packaging, costsavings

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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

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At PacTec, we’re always working to innovate and offer better solutions for your waste needs. We manufacture packaging options and engineer solutions so you can safely and easily contain spills and prevent accidents.

Topics: flexible waste packaging

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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

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

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CLINTON, La. - PacTec, Inc. was recently recognized by UCOR as the 2019 Small Business of the Year for the third time in the award program history. UCOR, an AECOM-led partnership with Jacobs leading the cleanup efforts of the U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation, recognized companies whose extraordinary customer service and unique solutions improved UCOR’s productivity and efficiency that lead to cost, time, and resource savings.

Topics: Awards, networking event, flexible waste packaging

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