FAQ's
How to Dispose of Gel Ice Packs
Glacier Ice™
Recycle
First, cut the corner of the pouch and pour the gel into the trash. Next, rinse and dry the the plastic pouch, then recycle it like any other plastic bag. Since Glacier Ice™ gel is more than 99.5% water, it will significantly dehydrate if landfilled.
Note that while Glacier Ice™ gel is non-toxic, it is not drain-safe and may cause a clog if poured down the drain. If that happens, put some kitchen salt on the gel to help loosen and drain off.
Discard
Place the whole gel pack into the trash.
Reuse
Rinse, clean and store Glacier Ice™ gel packs in the freezer and use them in lunch boxes or coolers to keep perishables cold.
The content of our gel packs is nontoxic and should not be harmful if ingested in small quantities by your child or pet. However if you have any concerns, we recommend you contact your doctor, veterinarian or local poison control center (1-800-222-1222) immediately.
No. Gel packs you receive in shipments are specially formulated for commercial use, and stay cold too long for safe application to the body. Please talk to your doctor or practitioner about our line of physical therapy products, which are the best choice for both cold and hot therapeutic treatments at home.
The exact recipe is proprietary but here are the basic ingredients:
- Water 99.5%+
- Gelling Agent: less than 0.5%
You can download the Glacier Ice™ SDS here.
Though there is no reliable data on how many gel packs are sold by whom every year, we know that our products have always had a leading position in the market.
When we launched Glacier Ice™ in the early nineties, it quickly became one of the most sold gel packs for shipping.
The next competitive brand was not started until about 10 years later. This is why we can confidently say that more Glacier Ice™ gel packs have been sold in the United States than any other shipping gel pack brand.
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