Plastic T-Sacks
Self-opening checkout sacks in 1/5, 1/6 and 1/7 sizes, available in low density, high density and compostable films — and in recycled-content blends.
Global plastics packaging manufacturer
Packaging that moves your store, not just your product.
Since 1998, Unistar Plastics has supplied supermarkets, convenience stores and retail from New Orleans — T-Sacks, produce bags, can liners, food pads and reusable bags, manufactured in the United States and Asia and shipped across North America, South & Central America and Europe.
In production
Harahan, LA
Film gauge6 – 15 MIC
T-Sack sizes1/5 · 1/6 · 1/7
ResinsHDPE · LDPE · LLDPE
Also availableCompostable film
1998Operating from Louisiana since day one, headquartered in New Orleans
8Core product lines across the front end, produce, deli and back of house
3Continents supplied — North America, South & Central America, Europe
2Manufacturing regions — domestic plants plus capacity in Asia
01 — Product lines
Eight lines, built to your spec
Every line is made to order in size, gauge and print — including private-label runs for regional grocery chains. Tell us the application and we will match the film to the job.
PAK FRESH™ Bagging System
Narrow-profile star-seal bags now running in produce — including corn and organic — plus meat, bakery, bulk food and the front end.
EXPRESS PAK™ Header-less
Our patented header-less design opens easily every time — built after customers told us the header was the problem, not the bag.
PAK CLEAN™ Reusable
Soft-loop-handle bags that are 100% recyclable. The Market Handle bag carries at least 22 lb over 125 feet, 175 times — and stays easy to keep microbial free.
SUPER SOAK'N™ Food Pads
A smaller pad than the conventional one, with better absorbency and a more sanitary package that is easier to handle and wastes less.
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Hybrid Clear Poly Gloves
A hybrid polyethylene blend — more cost effective than vinyl, more durable than poly cast. Strong and resilient enough for the shift.
Photography pending
Can Liners
HDPE and LLDPE liners to your requirement — HDPE thinner and stronger, LLDPE when maximum puncture and tear resistance is what the bin demands.
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Deli / Slider Bags
The preferred style for packaging deli meats and cheeses. The saddle-pack format sits on an "A" frame stand and loads from either side of the dispenser.
02 — Capabilities
The numbers a buyer actually asks for
Typical running ranges by line. Anything outside these is usually still possible — send the spec and we will tell you straight away.
| Line | Material | Gauge | Typical sizes | Case count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Sacks | HDPE · LDPE · compostable | 13 MIC / 1.2 MIL | 11×6×18 · 12×7×23 in | 500 – 2,000 |
| PAK FRESH™ | HDPE | 6 – 8 MIC | 14×18 · 15×20 · 16×24 in | 2,200 – 3,300 |
| Heavy produce | HDPE | 15.2 MIC | 15×24 in | 1,260 |
| EXPRESS PAK™ | HDPE | 8 MIC | 9×3×18+1 in | 2,000 |
| PAK CLEAN™ | Recyclable PE, soft loop handle | 3 MIL | 6.75×4.75×8.5 in | 200 |
| SUPER SOAK'N™ | Plastic / cellulose core | — | 4×6 in | 2,000 |
| Can liners | HDPE · LLDPE | Multiple | To bin size | To order |
| Deli / slider | PE, saddle pack | Multiple | To dispenser | To order |
Custom print available across every line, including full private label. Recycled-content and compostable film options on request. Need something not listed? Call 800-239-0806.
03 — How it works
From your spec to your dock
Every order runs the same five stages, scheduled and checked from our New Orleans office — one team, one point of contact.
01
Spec
We take the application, volume and print, and match the film structure to the job.
02
Film
Resin is selected and extruded to the width and gauge the finished bag needs.
03
Custom and private-label print to your registered brand colors.
04
Convert
Sealing, gusseting, star seal, handles or slider — specific to each line.
05
Ship
Case-packed to your count and scheduled out to your distribution point.
04 — Sustainability
Lighter, recycled, or reusable — your call
We build the options in rather than lecture about them. Recycled-content T-Sacks, compostable film, source-reduced gauges and 100% recyclable reusable bags are all on the menu — without giving up the strength the bag needs to do its job.
- RCRecycled-content material available on T-Sacks and other lines
- CPCompostable film compositions offered alongside low and high density
- RUPAK CLEAN™ reusable bags are 100% recyclable and rated for 175+ trips
- LGSource-reduced gauges down to 6 MIC that cut material per bag
05 — About
Global reach, run from one office
Unistar Plastics began operations in Louisiana in 1998 and has served the supermarket, convenience store and retail segments ever since. Headquarters is in New Orleans; manufacturing runs both domestically and in Asia, and product ships throughout North America as well as South and Central America and Europe.
We run a centralized model on purpose. Domestic and international sales management, customer service, production scheduling, quality assurance, accounting and administration all sit at the corporate office — so the person who takes your call can see the schedule, the spec and the shipment. That is how a company this size stays responsive to accounts much larger than itself.
We are in the business of improving our customers' business. Tell us the problem on the floor and we will develop the packaging around it, the way we did when we built the header-less Express Pak™.
Est. 1998New Orleans HQUS + Asia manufacturingPrivate label3 continents served
06 — Contact
Let's talk about your next run
Send the line, rough volume and any print or gauge requirement. We will come back with a quote and a lead time — and if it is faster to just talk it through, call us.
800-239-0806Toll free · or +1 504-738-8838
customerservice@unistarplastics.comQuotes, samples and order status
5821 Citrus Blvd, Ste BHarahan, LA 70123 · corporate office