Bulk Rubber Bands and UV-Rated EPDM Rubber Bands: What to Buy and When

Posted by Emily Collins on Nov 10, 2026

Plenty of businesses buy our rubber bands in huge amounts because they last, from solar fields to florists who use them out in their fields. If you have a project that needs a lot of rubber bands, get in touch and let's make a deal. And if your business uses rubber bands every day, small bags cost more than they need to. Outdoor jobs have a different problem: standard rubber left in the sun dries out and cracks. Below is the per-band math on our bulk rubber bands, and when it's worth paying a little more for black UV-rated EPDM rubber bands.

Bulk rubber band pricing: the per-band math

The bigger the pack, the less each band costs. These are red #33 rubber bands (3 1/2" x 1/8") at our plasticmill.com prices on November 3, 2026:

100-count bag: $12.99, about 13 cents a band
1 lb pack of 500: $18.42, about 3.7 cents a band
1,000-count bag: $29.09, about 2.9 cents a band

The 1,000-count bag gets you 10 times the bands for about 2.2 times the price.

Thick #64s work the same way. The 1 lb pack of 250 is $17.32 on plasticmill.com, about 7 cents a band. The red 100-count box is $14.99 on Amazon, about 15 cents a band. For about 16% more money you get 2 1/2 times as many bands, so each one costs less than half as much.

Jumbo trash can bands follow the same pattern. A 30" orange UV-rated band costs $2.00 each in the 5-pack ($10.00) and 80 cents each in the 25-pack ($20.00). Prices change, so check the product page for today's price.

Who should buy heavy duty rubber bands in bulk?

Bulk makes sense if someone reaches for a rubber band several times a day. If it's a few a month, the 100-count bag is fine. Our bulk packs are meant for warehouses and industrial stations doing heavy-duty and large-item bundling, and they make just as much sense in a mail room, at a cash drawer, in a classroom or at a busy craft table.

The 1 lb #33 pack is sized for steady, high-volume use. The 1,000-count bag opens for quick access and is meant for industrial work, warehouses and large-item bundling.

Bulk colored rubber bands

Buying in bulk doesn't mean giving up color. The 1,000-count #33 bag comes in black, white, natural, red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, brown, green, dark green, light green, purple, lavender and argyle purple, plus a UV-rated black EPDM version. If you color-code by department, customer or job, one order covers a lot of sorting.

Black EPDM rubber bands for outdoor use

A standard rubber band on a mailbox or garden stake doesn't last. The sun dries it out, it loses its stretch and eventually it lets go. Our UV-rated black rubber bands are made from EPDM, a synthetic rubber (so they're also latex-free), with 3x elasticity and resistance to UV light. They're tough, industrial-grade bands made to stand up to weather, indoors or out. Good places for them are mailboxes, garden stakes, gutters, outdoor bins, and outdoor trash cans and carts.

UV-rated prices on November 3, 2026:

Black EPDM #33, 100-count bag: $16.99
Black EPDM #33, 1 lb pack of 500: $23.70
Black EPDM #33, 1,000-count bag: $38.79
Black EPDM #64, 1 lb pack of 250: $30.00 on plasticmill.com
Black EPDM #64, 100-count box: $16.99 on Amazon

For outdoor trash cans, our blue 23" and orange 30" jumbo rubber bands are UV-rated too. These trash can rubber bands hold the liner in place on the cart and come in packs of 5 or 25. Our rubber band size guide lists which carts each one fits.

Bulk or UV: how to choose

Decide based on where the band will live. Indoors, buy standard #33 or #64 rubber bands in the biggest pack you'll actually use. Outdoors, use UV-rated EPDM. If you use a lot of bands outside, the 1,000-count UV-rated #33 bag has the lowest per-band price of our UV #33 packs, about 3.9 cents a band at the November 3 price.

Stock up and save

Every bulk pack, color and UV-rated option is in the PlasticMill rubber band shop and the PlasticMill store on Amazon. For a large order, contact us and we'll work out a price.