Janet Baraclough wrote:
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>> On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:46:37 -0400, blake murphy
>> > wrote:
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>>> #2 plastic bags are 'highly biodegradable'? you get stupider every day.
>
>> We got something packed in what looked like styrofoam squigglies...
>> but they were a corn product. Maybe they're doing that with baggies
>> now.
>
> Several UK smkt chains only supply biodegradable corn-starch bags.
> They look and feel like a plastic bag and are waterproof and strong
> enough to use a couple of times.
> In landfill it takes the bags about 3 months to biodegrade. Our local
> council encourages homeowners to compost green waste, and supplies a
> biodegradable bin liner for collecting it.
>


When we started having to use biodegradable bags for the compost garbage
we had a problem with them composting too quickly. They were falling
apart before they were full.