Cheapest caddy liners?

webalizer

Looked for these for ages. Most of the cheap shop ones weren't the proper compostable ones that we have to use here.

Bought mine in the end online from "Caddy Liners Direct" as they are the cheapest I found and good quality compared to the ones the council gave us initially. Even cheaper than the same ones on eBay.

Just got a years supply of 200 6L bags for our kitchen caddy for only £12.99. Quite a bit off our local supermarkets and the website the council recommended!

AprilLady

Sorry that this is slightly off topic, but our council has recently started food waste collection from recycling bins on the street, and they say you can line your kitchen caddy with compostable bags, newspaper or plastic bags. If all the food waste is to be used for compost, surely it's not any use if it's in plastic bags?! Is is someone's job to wade through all the waste and empty any plastic bags?! (I can't imagine it is!)

mrsjanebanbury2009

6.5p each here
http://www.caddylinersdirect.co.uk/prod-6L.php

rozmister

AprilLady wrote: »

Sorry that this is slightly off topic, but our council has recently started food waste collection from recycling bins on the street, and they say you can line your kitchen caddy with compostable bags, newspaper or plastic bags. If all the food waste is to be used for compost, surely it's not any use if it's in plastic bags?! Is is someone's job to wade through all the waste and empty any plastic bags?! (I can't imagine it is!)

I'm working on food waste in a South Coast borough (where it's launching next year) and some plastic bags are biodegradable not compostable. If your food waste is being composted plastic bags will contaminate the compost and there is no one paid to sift through the compost. They do have a machine that can extract some of the plastic but if it's heavily contaminated it can make composting the food waste not worthwhile.

Whose your council if you don't mind me asking? I'm just curious what system they're using! Such a waste geek these days!

geordie_joe

rozmister wrote: »

I'm working on food waste in a South Coast borough (where it's launching next year) and some plastic bags are biodegradable not compostable. If your food waste is being composted plastic bags will contaminate the compost and there is no one paid to sift through the compost. They do have a machine that can extract some of the plastic but if it's heavily contaminated it can make composting the food waste not worthwhile.

Whose your council if you don't mind me asking? I'm just curious what system they're using! Such a waste geek these days!

My council specifically says no plastic bags, even if they are biodegradable.

davsidipp

i use the Co Op 6p bags,they are compostable,and are really good size,better than lidl ones.

webalizer

Tried both the CoOp and Lidl bags but found the "Caddy Liners Direct" (sorry can't post a link) ones to be the best fit for my caddy and definitely the strongest.

Including delivery if you buy 200 of the small bags they work out at 6.5p each, slightly more than the CoOp but I think it's worth the small amount extra.

Raksha

Milton Keynes council specifically don't promote using compostable caddy liners, as they say other councils have found too much contamination from confusion with biodegradable bags. However, I've never had an issue with my food recycling being refused. Its part of their agreement with the composting company aparently.

Meadows

MrsE wrote: »

Are Wilkinsons the cheapest? They are about £2.50 for 24. Are any national chains cheaper? They seem really expensive for such tiny things.

Compostable? - £1.99 for 25, £3.99 for 50, 3 for £10 from a shop called Proper Job (SW area)

webalizer

Depending on how many you use a week try "Caddy Liners Direct" online. They deliver free to anywhere in the UK.

Small caddy liners:
£12.99 for 200 = 6.5p each (4 per week)
£9.99 for 150 = 6.7p each (3 per week)
£6.99 for 100 = 7p each (2 per week)