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11.20.2007

Submitted by tmeronek on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 1:05am.
The Bite:
Just check your trash bags. Regular plastic bags take eons to decompose and actually help preserve what's inside. Go for biodegradable bags, 'cuz landfills are filling up faster than overhead compartments before takeoff.
The Benefits: 
  • Less landfill. Inside regular trash bags, even your fruit scraps will more likely mummify than ever decompose.
  • Solid durability. Even though biobags degrade in as few as 10 days (that's in a municipal compost), they're surprisingly strong.
  • Comparable pricing. A pack of biodegradable or recycled trash bags might cost $1 more than a box of the usual suspects, but it's still affordable.
Personally Speaking: 
During a sudden downpour, Toshio converted one of the biobags he planned to test into a makeshift poncho.
Wanna Try: 
  • BioBags - GMO-free, veg-dyed, biodegradable, 33-gal bags made from corn; available at Whole Foods. Also available in 13-gal tall kitchen bags ($5/5 and $6/12).
  • EcoSafe EcoBio Kitchen Bags - light-duty, 13-gal bio-bags that fit perfectly in your kitchen trash can ($5/20).
  • EarthSense Kitchen Bags - while not biodegradable, these bags are made from 100% recycled plastic and are scented for a deodorizing effect ($3/30).

Cocktail Fact

In the 1970s, the airline TWA included a gin rummy score-chart on its airsickness bags.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters use 200 bio bin-liners instead of nonbio versions, we'll avoid sending half a dump truck in plastic waste to landfills.

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I would just like to recommend another garbage bag that has recently been launched called EconoGreen. This new line from Jig-A-Loo, as well as lots of other companies are doing their best to manufacture plastic bags that are better for the environment. The company I represent, Jig-A-Loo, is introducing a new line of plastic bags that are made from: 100% recycled plastic, 100% oxodegradable, 100% recyclable. These EconoGreen bags and drop cloths will completely break down within 2 years after use. Considerably less than traditional plastic bags and especially grocery bags that we use as garbage bags. For more information visit our website at http://www.jigaloo.com/ca/e_products_econogreen.php
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