Void fill guide

Your guide to choosing the best type of void fill packaging

Type EcoFlo
loose fill 		Vermiculite
loose fill 		Large bubble wrap Mini Air cushions Instapak foam cushioning
Starch Loose Fill Vermiculite Loose Fill Large Bubble Wrap Mini Air Cushions Instapak
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Technical info
Made from starch minerals plastic film plastic film polyurethane foam
Colour white gold / brown clear clear / green blue
Sold in 15 ft3 bags 3.5 ft3 bags 50m rolls 700m/300m rolls several sized bags
Storage space required per pack
Less than 1 ft3
(0.03 m3) 		N N N Y Y
Around 3.5 ft3
(0.1 m3) 		N Y N N N
Around 15 ft3
(0.4 m3) 		Y N N N N
Around 18 ft3
(0.5 m3) 		N N Y N N
Material required to fill 1m3
2.4 bags 10 bags 1.6 rolls
(1500mm width)
1.9 rolls
(1200mm width) 		0.15 rolls
(Filler 200/200)
0.67 rolls
(Wrapper quilt small) 		Approx 80 bags
(size #80)
Environment
Made from recycled material N N Y N N
Can be recycled N Y Y N N
Fully degradable Y Y N N N
Natural material Y Y N N N
Use
Wrapping N N Y Y N
Interleaving N N Y Y N
Filling voids Y Y Y Y Y
Block & brace N N Y Y Y
Other features
Requires inflation N N N Y N
Moulds around product contours N N N N Y
Ready to use Y Y Y N N
Extras
For use with N/A N/A Roll dispenser Mini Air machine N/A
Online demonstration videos N/A N/A bubble wrap video mini air videos Instapak video