Away From Home
Trading under our Polaris business, we provide “Away from Home” products for industries requiring goods not for resale, including refuse sacks, bin liners, food bags, till rolls, and Tom Smith Catering Christmas crackers.
To contact Polaris directly for Away From Home products, email info@polaris-dguk.com.
Our four Polaris product categories
Polaris: Industry-Leading Away from Home Products by Design Group UK
Waste Management Products
Catering Crackers
Till Rolls
e-sack
Polaris
With over 30 years of industry expertise, Polaris products are grouped into four primary categories:
● Waste Management Products: Refuse sacks, bin liners, piping bags, and food bags
● Catering Crackers: High-quality Christmas crackers for the catering industry
● GNFR Products: Till rolls for “Goods Not For Resale” purposes
● e-sack: with a focus on environmental responsibility and high quality.
Consistent high standards
Our products are sourced and manufactured, adhering to high standards. This includes CHSA accreditation for our refuse sacks and our food-safe bags.
We collaborate closely with our in-house design teams, manufacturing partners and approved suppliers, ensuring that our products consistently deliver reliable performance for their intended purposes.
Our accreditations and partnerships
Demonstrating our leadership and innovation in our industry
FPA (Foodservice Packaging Association)
Polaris is also a member of the FPA, the voice of the foodservice packaging industry, actively engaging with governments, NGOs, trade associations, and relevant bodies. Our FPA membership helps us stay informed on evolving market trends and regulations, ensuring our products meet current standards.
CHSA (Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association)
As a founder member of the CHSA Plastic Refuse Sacks Accreditation Scheme, Polaris is dedicated to upholding quality and performance standards within the industry. The CHSA represents a diverse group of manufacturers and distributors of “Away from Home” cleaning and hygiene products, ranging from global corporations to independent businesses.
Waste Management Products
We offer an extensive selection of waste management solutions. All our products are manufactured under the GRS and are CHSA-accredited or certified for food use.
Our refuse sacks come in black, clear, and various colours to suit your needs. For heavy-duty applications, our compactor sacks efficiently handle large volumes of waste. Supporting environmental initiatives, we provide compostable bin liners perfect for food waste disposal. For the food service industry, our piping bags are ideal for professional decorating tasks and our food bags make transporting and freezing food efficient.
Catering Crackers
Bring timeless festive tradition to your Christmas tables with the Tom Smith Catering Crackers range, designed specifically for the hospitality industry. As the original creator of the Christmas cracker in 1847, Tom Smith combines heritage craftsmanship with contemporary design to create crackers that elevate every festive setting. Available in a variety of colours, finishes and designs, the range makes it easy to complement any festive theme or venue décor.
We are also proud to partner with Trussell, supporting their work to end hunger in the UK. Several crackers in our range are co-branded with Trussell, allowing customers to contribute to this important cause through their purchase. Since the partnership began, together we have raised over £406,000 to help support communities in need — making festive celebrations even more meaningful.
Till Rolls
We’re excited to introduce our newest product line – till rolls.
Our carefully curated range includes thermal till rolls engineered to meet the highest standards of reliability and performance, thermal credit card rolls designed for compatibility with a wide range of payment terminals, and non-thermal kitchen printer till rolls, ideal for hot and humid kitchen environments.
e-sack
Polaris are excited to reveal their new rebrand offering: e-sack – Recycled Refuse Sacks with a focus on environmental responsibility and high quality.
e-sack is designed to meet the needs of businesses committed to sustainability. e-sack’s recycled refuse sacks offer a wide range of benefits and set a new standard for waste disposal.