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Showing Original Post only (View all)3 Reasons to Ditch Traditional Plastic Garbage Bags [View all]
This is not spam. It is about an environmentally friendly product. These are what Marta and I use.
https://shop.freetheocean.com/products/compostable-tall-kitchen-garbage-bags-13-count

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I'll give you the 5th Rec. Will Costco carry them? Does your grocery store? I well remember the days before garbage bags
Hekate
Jun 2024
#1
I'm fine with paper bags, and prefer them for many reasons when shopping. But for tossing food waste...
Hekate
Jun 2024
#16
Yep. "Save a tree" and people believed it. Plastic bags cost a fraction of what paper grocery bags cost.
EarnestPutz
Jun 2024
#17
Not inside the house, I'm quite sure. But a week's accumulation in the outdoors, even with a lid, well...
Hekate
Jun 2024
#22
On the other hand, when these escape they won't form a plastic island in the Pacific.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jun 2024
#13
But but I heard we can bio-engineer super bacteria to solve every environmental problem!
Shermann
Jun 2024
#29
They are a bit pricey, but am ordering some...got to do something to help the environment for my/other kids' future. nt
iluvtennis
Jun 2024
#19
I've read that these bags don't break down in landfills, so I use the paper grocery bags I get at the grocery store, &
Native
Jun 2024
#25
i looked into that, but id fill that thing up in no time, and ive never found a filter set up that truly worked,
Native
Jun 2024
#36
you are so lucky. we're in DeSantisland, and our county doesnt even recycle glass.
Native
Jun 2024
#37