Biodegradable Bubble Wrap Roll: Price & Where to Buy

What You Actually Pay for Biodegradable Bubble Wrap

Biodegradable bubble wrap rolls cost between £16.49 and £42.95 per 75M roll in the UK, and width moves that figure far more than the eco specification does. Check roll length first, since biodegradable film usually comes on 75M rolls while standard bubble wrap comes on 50M or 100M.

One thing the price does not change is protection. Both films use the same small bubble format and the same LDPE polymer base, so nothing about the parcel's safety is being traded away. What changes is the disposal route.

Worth knowing before you order: biodegradable and compostable are not interchangeable. Biodegradable film breaks down over time under the right conditions, while compostable packaging is certified to break down in a defined composting environment within a set period. Check which one your buyers or suppliers require.

Biodegradable Bubble Wrap Roll Prices by Width

Biodegradable bubble wrap rolls range from £16.49 for 400mm singles to £136  multi-roll packs across four widths.

Single rolls

The 400mm x 75M roll is £16.49. It suits small parcels, glassware, cosmetics and items that fit inside a Royal Mail small parcel box without excessive overhang.

The 500mm x 75M roll is £17.69. This is the standard width for general e-commerce fulfilment, covering most boxed goods in one or two wraps and cutting down cleanly for smaller items.

The 750mm roll is £26.95, and the 1500mm roll is £42.95. Use the 1500mm width for furniture, mirrors, framed art, and appliance panels, where narrower film creates seams and overlap waste.

Multi-roll packs

Every width is also sold in multi-roll packs, and buying this way lowers the cost of each roll. Twelve 400mm rolls are £136.00, which works out at £11.33 a roll instead of £16.49 bought one at a time. That is a saving of just over £5 on each roll, or close to £62 across the whole pack.

The saving is much smaller on the wide film. Two 1500mm rolls are £84.00, or £42.00 each, against £42.95 for a single roll. If you mainly use narrow film, packs are worth buying. If you mainly use 1500mm, there is little reason to order more than you need at once.

Pack prices for all widths are in the table below.

Cost Per Metre Across the Range

Cost per metre rises faster than width. A single 400mm roll is roughly 22p per metre, while a 1500mm roll is roughly 57p, close to triple the rate for less than four times the coverage. Buying a wide roll and cutting it down is therefore more expensive than buying the correct width.

Pack discounts follow the same pattern in reverse. The narrow widths drop furthest, with 400mm falling to about 15p per metre at the twelve-roll tier, while 1500mm moves only a few pence.

Biodegradable vs Standard Bubble Wrap on Price

A standard small bubble wrap roll at 500mm x 50M costs £7.39, or about 15p per metre. The biodegradable equivalent at the same width is about 24p per metre bought singly.

The eco option therefore costs roughly half to two-thirds more per metre at single-roll pricing, narrowing once pack discounts apply to both. For a business shipping a few hundred parcels a month, the gap amounts to a few pounds a week.

Protection is unchanged between the two. Both use the same small bubble format, and the biodegradable film is made from recycled and 100% recyclable LDPE polymer. The difference sits in the material and its disposal route.

Where to Buy Biodegradable Bubble Wrap Rolls in the UK

Check roll length, VAT basis, and width range when buying biodegradable bubble wrap from a UK stockist.

Buy from a UK supplier that holds the film in stock rather than ordering it on demand, so rolls reach the packing bench in days rather than weeks. Three checks separate a genuine saving from a false one.

1. Roll length. Biodegradable film is commonly sold at 75M, while standard bubble wrap is sold at 50M or 100M, so a cheaper roll elsewhere may hold less film than the one it is being compared against.

2. VAT basis. Trade suppliers usually advertise ex-VAT prices, so a £17.69 roll is £21.23 including VAT. Setting an ex-VAT price against an inc-VAT one overstates the gap between suppliers by a fifth.

3. Width range. A supplier stocking only one or two widths forces you to purchase wide and cut down, which costs more per metre than buying the width that matches the parcel.

Globe Packaging holds all four biodegradable widths and every pack tier in UK stock at trade pricing. Orders placed before 4 pm are dispatched the same day, with free next working day delivery within the UK mainland on orders over £50 excluding VAT.

Biodegradable Bubble Wrap Roll Prices at a Glance

Matching Roll Width to Parcel Size with Globe Packaging

Match your roll width to your parcel size with Globe Packaging's biodegradable bubble wrap range and 65+ box sizes.

The cheapest roll is the one that fits the parcel. Trimming a wide roll down costs more per metre than buying the width you need, and the pack tiers reward buyers who know which size they get through fastest. Compare suppliers on roll length and VAT basis, not headline price.

We hold all four biodegradable widths and every pack tier in UK stock, so the size that matches your parcels ships the same day. The 400mm and 500mm rolls cover most boxed goods, while the 1500mm handles oversized items. Browse the biodegradable bubble wrap range at Globe Packaging and order the right width.

*Note: Product listings, prices, and delivery times shown are approximate and subject to change. Contact Globe Packaging for the latest information.