In commercial laundries, dry-cleaners, hotels, and other professional garment-care operations, the way you handle laundry and garments is just as important as how you clean them. The right laundry bags and handling solutions can streamline workflow, protect fabrics, prevent loss or mix-ups, and maintain hygiene standards.
At UDS, we offer a wide range of laundry and garment bags designed to meet the needs of commercial clients — from bulk linen transports to delicate garment protection. This guide reviews the main types of bags we supply, their uses, and why they’re valuable for professional laundries.
Types of laundry bags & garment bags from UDS
1. Laundry net / mesh bags
Product: Mesh Laundry Bags
Best For: Delicate items, small garments, mixed loads that include lighter fabrics (e.g. underwear, hosiery, linens, delicate uniforms, small cloth items).
Mesh laundry bags are ideal for protecting delicate fabrics during washing and drying. The net construction allows water, detergent, and cleaning agents to circulate freely while keeping garments contained and protected from abrasion, snags, or damage from heavier items.
Benefits:
- Protects delicate garments and small items from damage.
- Prevents loss or misplacement of small items (e.g. socks, undergarments, cloth items).
- Allows mixed loads without risking damage to delicate pieces.
- Extends the life of lightweight or delicate fabrics — essential for uniforms, lingerie, linens, and similar items.
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2. Suit bags
Product: Suit Bags – Garment Covers
Best For: Finished garments such as suits, jackets, coats especially for dry-cleaners, valet services, and customer delivery.
Suit bags are designed to preserve the integrity and appearance of suits and structured garments after cleaning or pressing. They shield garments from dust, moisture, and handling damage during storage or transport, ensuring the finished look remains crisp and clean.
Benefits:
- Keeps garments protected post-cleaning or pressing.
- Prevents dust, dirt, and moisture exposure during transport or storage.
- Maintains shape and quality of structured garments (suits, jackets, coats).
- Enhances presentation when returning garments to clients — improving customer satisfaction.
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3. Shirt bags
Product: Shirt Bags – Garment Covers
Best For: Clean or freshly pressed shirts whether for hotels, hospitality, uniform services, or retail laundries.
Shirt bags help protect clean and pressed shirts from wrinkles, dust, and handling during storage or delivery. They are especially useful in operations where garments are returned to customers, stored before distribution, or transported to a delivery point.
Benefits:
- Keeps pressed shirts clean, crisp ready for wear.
- Protects against dust, moisture, and odours.
- Makes transportation and storage easier without damaging the finish.
- Helps separate and organise garments for delivery or packing
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4. Laundry depot bags (drawstring bags)
Product: Laundry Depot Bags Drawstring Style
Best For: Collection, sorting, and bulk transport of soiled or clean linen such as towels, sheets, uniforms, and large laundry loads.
These heavy-duty drawstring bags are ideal for high-volume laundry operations, hotels, aged-care facilities, hospitals, and laundromats where large loads need to be moved around regularly. The drawstring closure secures contents securely, and the robust bag material withstands frequent handling and transport.
Benefits:
- Durable enough for repeated heavy use.
- Secure closure helps prevent spillage during transport.
- Suitable for bulk linen and high-volume laundry cycles.
- Simplifies sorting and collection, e.g. by department, linen type, or level of soiling.
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5. Plain dry-cleaning bags
Product: Plain Dry-Cleaning Bags
Best For: Finished garments after dry cleaning, suits, dresses, coats, formal wear, or any item needing protection before delivery or storage.
Plain dry-cleaning garment bags are lightweight, easy to use, and essential for protecting freshly cleaned clothes from dust, moisture, and wear while in transit or awaiting pick-up. They also give a professional finish to garment hand-overs, reinforcing customer confidence in your service.
Benefits:
- Provides dust and moisture protection.
Helps preserve garment finish and quality post-cleaning. - Offers professional presentation for customers.
- Easy to store and reuse, cost-effective for businesses.
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Need help with laundry bags, detergents, parts and machines for your commercial dry cleaning or laundromat operation across Australia or New Zealand?
UDS offers a range of high-quality commercial-grade laundry products and detergents as well as equipment and machinery.
Whether you’re operating a local laundromat, retail store, or other commercial operation, we can help.
Useful links:
Laundry Supplies Wholesale Australia and New Zealand
Commercial Laundry Supplies and Equipment Melbourne
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