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

arkonite_babe

Lakeland stock compostable bin bags.

My local sainsburys also sell compostable bags in various sizes. These are made from corn or potato starch and break down during composting very quickly.

HTH

ifti

Were trying to move out from using shop carrier bags and we have started to buy bags from lidl, cant remember how much they were but they were 30 on clear bags.

i want to know if they are recyclable or are they just the same as normal bags.

they have the swirl logo on the paper cover. but it doesnt say anywhere if its recyclable.

they are made by aromata it think.

thanks in advance.

pink_princess

Oh good question ,id be interested to know as well.Also if somebody knew what recycling grade they are.
Thanx
pp

ifti

im thinking of buying some more and posting the paper cover here for all to see. might be a while till i go lidl again

greenbee

This thread might help...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=460931

HelzBelz

ifti wrote: »

Were trying to move out from using shop carrier bags and we have started to buy bags from lidl, cant remember how much they were but they were 30 on clear bags.

i want to know if they are recyclable or are they just the same as normal bags.

they have the swirl logo on the paper cover. but it doesnt say anywhere if its recyclable.

they are made by aromata it think.

thanks in advance.

The "green dot" logo doesn't refer to an items recyclability.

Recycle Symbols

The Green Dot
The Green Dot, or Grüne Punkt, on an item of packaging means that it complies with the German Packaging Ordinance for the return of consumer packaging. The symbol can, in fact, be in any colour other than red. It is administered by Duales System Deutschland GmbH, a non-profit organisation which was established to enable manufacturers and distributors to fulfil the requirements of the legislation. This shows that a fee has been paid for the recovery of the packaging in some European countries.

joolsybools

We've stopped using bin liners/bags at all for the bins around the house. If you think about it you hardly ever throw anything away that is wet. If it's wet it's more than likely food which you could compost. Each week I then use one bag for chucking whatever non recyclables we have. Not perfect I know but hopefully getting there :-)

joolsybools

P.S. You can get food bins in Ikea amongst other places. Luckily our council collect food/green waste. If yours doesn't please contact them to ask why not!

givememoney

I will keep having supermarket bags as long as they keep supplying them free of charge.

I use them for my bin in the kitchen. As they make them so thin now I have to use 2. I think I use more now, then when they were thicker and held a lot more weight.

I don't see the point of buying bin liners which is what I will have to do if they stop issuing them.

ifti

Hi

we are trying to reduce the use of carrier bags in our bins, we have started to buy bin bags from lidl but we are not sure how they are on the environment

i have included pics of the covers for someone to give us advice.

thanks in advance.