What do you now use for bin liners? (merged)

longforgotten

Ok so my man and me are happily using our 'bags for life' and feel great about it, but now our stock of carrier bags is used up what do we use for bin liners?

I take it there's bio-degradable one's out there somewhere ?

We do use the plastic wrapper off the multi packs of toilet rolls as bin liners, at least you can fill 'em up before they go off to the bin men.

Moneybubbles

I've been using bags for life for a while now but never thought about the bin liners, gosh I've still got a long way to go:o

I did buy ecover washingup liquid :A and looked at the washing range too for when I need to buy more

xM

scubaleopard

I know what you mean --- feel eco- friendly on the 1 hand but don't want to shell out for bin liners with the other

ka7e

Sainsbury's have a range of "degradable" bin liners, but I noticed they don't claim to be BIO-degradable The label says they degrade 30 times faster than normal liners. They are definitely more expensive than all the other types available!

cazrobinson

for bins around the house just use newspaper at the bottom.

for kitchen bin use recycled bin bags, thicker and less likely to stretch and leak - yuck!

for composting use a bin/bucket with a tightfitting lid and wrap smelly contents in newspaper. when full, empty in garden composters.

FemmeAuFoyer

When I buy loose fruit and veg and I am obliged to put it in a plastic bag, then I always re-use that. Just knot the bag carefully when you buy and then carefully unknot it at home. May be a bit smaller, but for smaller bins that's fine.

chrisico

I stopped using a kitchen bin about 25 years ago when I discovered my toddler helping herself!!!!

Since then I put the odd bits and bobs on a plate or bowl and empty it
straight into the black binbag(recycled) in the dustbin,which goes into the wheelie bin when it's full.

I can't stand it when I go to my Mum's house (sorry Mum) and see the bin full of old food and peelings.The smell seems really strong.

Chrisico

Sharra

We have the same problem - I used to use our carrier bags as poop scoop bags, I've resorted to scrounging carrier bags from those who still hoard them!

lil_me

Biodegradable bags for dog mess if we're out, goes down the loo if fom garden, bucket in the kitchen bin for other rubbish is emptied directly into the bin so don't need to use bin liners, started when I ran out of bin bags and haven't bought any since. Recycling stuff straight into the boxes for recycling no liners. Compostable stuff straight into compost bin. Use cloth bag at shops, they can keep the plastic ones as I don't use them, wont use them for fruit and veg just all goes in one cloth bag.

greenbee

I find that enough things come in plastic or paper bags (frozen peas, bread, porridge oats, rice) that if I open them carefully I can keep them for future use. They are usually big enough to gather up all the bits and pieces from the bins around the house (I try to empty them daily). My kitchen bin is a table top one anyway, as I don't like to have rubbish hanging around smelling.

Generally when I'm cooking I find that there is at least one bit of non-recyclable packaging that I can put all the bits in either for transport to the compost heap, or to the bin. I collect my recycling in an old paper carrier that I take outside at the end of the day.

Stuff that needs to go to the tip for recycling is stored in crates in the garage until I feel like taking it!

Fire_Fox

My mum always forgets to take her bags for life into the supermarket, and ends up with so many carrier bags that she periodically recycles them. If I run low on carriers (only used to contain recycling) I just ask her for a top-up!