Better Than Sand
When you need protection from water, there is an option Better Than Sand.
Our Sand bags are completely 100% biodegradable, made from natural jute plants. This means they require no cleanup after installation and will become a natural part of the environment over time.
About Our Sand Pack
- Flat 40 x 60 cm before activation
- After activated – swells to 50x30x 16 cm
- Bag is made of Jute – biodegradable and very stable for stacking.
- Reusable – Achieves full activation in 3-5 minutes
These 14″ x 26″ burlap bags are made from the highest grade 9-ounce burlap fiber and are 20-30% thicker and stronger than comparable bags. This allows them to hold up to 50 pounds without rupturing.
Why are they better than traditional sandbags?
There are many advantages to using sandbag alternatives.
- Speed and ease of use: Sandbag alternatives are light and therefore easy to move into the place where you need them. You move them when they are dry which makes them light and easy to handle. Sandbags ideally need two people to fill a them and it is heavy labour. Many a back has been put out in the process! Sandbags will then weigh approximately 30 lbs and will be need to be carried or dragged to where you need them.
- Storage: Sandbag alternatives can be easily stored. The bag type are stored dry and being light can be easily stacked and don’t take up too much room. The block type are reusable and can be cleaned off, stacked and stored ready for subsequent use. Traditional sandbags however, are the absolute opposite of this. Large quantities of sand need to be stored, it’s cumbersome, can be messy and takes up a lot of space.
- Reuse: some sandbag alternatives can be dried and re-used. Traditional sandbags are extremely heavy because they’re full of wet sand. If you attempt to dry them it is a slow process and often the actual sandbag splits and the wet sand escapes creating mess.
- Disposal: If the sandbag alternative has been filled with clean safe water then it does not absorb contaminated flood water and can be disposed of safely into the environment. However, traditional sandbags will absorb the flood water, including any contaminants and therefore must be disposed of safely.
- Environmentally friendly: The sandbag alternatives that we supply are filled with environmentally friendly super absorbent material. This means that when the threat of flooding has passed the bag can be split and the contents safely released into the soil for easy disposal.
