Bin bags

pmartin86

Sorry if this is in the wrong place or has been posted before, a forum search yeilded nothing.

My Local Authority has recently stopped supplying free black bags, they also don't prvide wheelie bins, or boxes etc. The rubbish is to be placed in black bags and left for collection as is. Basically, having never needed to buy them before, I'm not sure what to look out for, my assuming is "40 bags a roll" from the pound shop will break apart like tissue paper, but equally feel that "10 bags for 5 quid" is a bit excessive. I'm happy to buy in bulk, and am currently looking at this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Medium-Black-Refuse-Liners-200Pack/dp/B001PPMLGU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1450453720&sr=8-7&keywords=bin+bags

Anyone have any advice or tips?

Regards
Paul

Kernow666

Home bargains & B&M have a good selection of black bags if either are near to you

redfox

Viking Direct have a good selection, might be worth a look.

teddysmum

Could you use some of the large number of charity bags pushed through your letter box? There are always far more than you are able to fill with donations.

anamenottaken

teddysmum wrote: »

Could you use some of the large number of charity bags pushed through your letter box? There are always far more than you are able to fill with donations.

Charity bags aren't normally black plastic though. And I have received only one in around 4 months.

You may think that if you do have them it is OK to use for domestic rubbish collections but if the OP's LA is like mine, it has operators who have very literal interpretation/translation for what constitutes a black bag.

(Some time ago I complained that my rubbish had not been collected for a couple of weeks, when we have weekly collections. The problem was that I had put out a small quantity - in a Sainsbury's orange carrier bag. It was obviously a Sainsbury's supermarket single-use bag and the contents did not weigh much - but the LA office told me that orange was the code colour for builders' rubble and therefore would not be collected by the domestic team.)

teddysmum

anamenottaken wrote: »

(Some time ago I complained that my rubbish had not been collected for a couple of weeks, when we have weekly collections. The problem was that I had put out a small quantity - in a Sainsbury's orange carrier bag. It was obviously a Sainsbury's supermarket single-use bag and the contents did not weigh much - but the LA office told me that orange was the code colour for builders' rubble and therefore would not be collected by the domestic team.)

They obviously have staff, possibly in the offices, who are incapable of a little common sense.

A._Badger

I can get 20 fairly usable black bin bags in my local market for £1 or 10 really heavy duty ones which will take heavy material like ash from the stove etc.

It's always worth checking markets for all sorts of things, food included, as they can sometimes beat even the discount stores.

robin58

Aldi do a role for 97p of 40 bags. Shortish bags but would fit most persons need for rubbish.

Do not buy the Sainsburys budget ones,they tear very easily.

One thing I do suggest is to make sure you understand the size of bags, the ones you suggest look like ones you put into tall small rounded peddle bins.

pmartin86

With regards to the charity bags - I don't think they cover my area, I think I've had 2 in about 2 and a half years of living here! Plus there is the fact as mentyioned by another poster, my LA is very literal abouot "black bags". I've tried using tesco cariers before and they just ignore them, not sure why, probably some rediculous health and safety module that requires workers to be trained in the collection and removal of colours other than black?

With regards to size and quality, any pointers to what I should look out for? I'm not sure what a "standard size" is? or what "guage" of plastic is the diference between carrying a few shovels of builders rubble and being fine or a chewed up dog toy and ripping due to the weight?

Edit: With regards to the aldi one, how short are they? My LA also imposes a restriction to 4 bags a fortnight, size doesn't seem to be a factor in this, so if they are too small then i might not get what I need in. (I recycle what I can, but 4 bags a fortnight for a household with pets can sometimes be a bit of a squeeze)