Compostable Waste Bags—3 Gallon

Plastic trash/garbage bags.

Dimensions: 1'5" X 1'3 1/3" (43cm X 39cm) X.63 mil

Store bags in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight

GEEK STUFF
What Makes Potato Starch Strong? 
Starch is a mixture of a linear (amylose) and a branched (amylopectin) polymer of glucose. Potato starch has a higher percentage of amylopectin than either corn or wheat starch. Amylopectin gives starch its structural integrity, so it helps make If You Care Compostable Trash Bags stronger than bags made from corn starch.

Any Other Reasons for Potato Starch?
The potato starch used to make If You Care Compostable Trash Bags comes from starch potatoes, which are not grown as a food source, but only for starch production. These potatoes are too high in starch to be good for food. Therefore, there is no diversion from food supplies. In addition, to produce the same amount of starch from these potatoes as from corn requires 40% less land. Other compostable bags are made from corn which requires more water, but potatoes require no irrigation, and need only normal rainfall.

Why Use Compostable Trash Bags?
Approximately 80 million tons of waste (U.S. EPA figures) which goes to landfill annually is material which under the right conditions, can be turned into compost, including food scraps, yard trimmings and non-recyclable paper. In a landfill environment, this trapped organic material (leaves, grass etc.) releases methane gas – a greenhouse gas – contributing to global warming. Diverting food scraps and yard trimmings from landfill to compost facilities – either municipal or commercial in areas where available – contributes significantly to preserving our planet and natural resources.

MATERIAL
100% GMO-free potato starch and a fully compostable polymer.

PACKAGING
100% recycled paper board processed chlorine free (PCF). Printed using vegetable based inks and dyes as a substitute for petroleum based inks. This reduces the amount of VOCs released into the air during printing.

SOURCE
Manufactured in Portugal

CERTIFICATIONS
FSC Mix Packaging; Certified Compostable in backyard or home compost facilities. Certified Compostable in commercial composting facilities and meet the standards of EN 13432.

If You Care brand was created in 1990 and started with unbleached coffee filters. If You Care had the first and only unbleached coffee filters in North America at that time. Parchment Baking Paper and Baking Cups soon followed, both unbleached as well. There was no other brand in the North American market offering brown chlorine-free paper products.

If You Care products are produced with a view to reducing the amount of waste in our waste streams. If possible, nothing should remain after the product has been used and properly disposed of. 

THE FINE PRINT — FROM WHAT'S GOOD
Ideally, we would divert more waste from landfills to compost facilities and we would use less stuff in general that needs to be tossed. The reality today is that we have trash... so if you must throw it out, and it must go to a landfill, we like these bags. We understand they are intended for composting. However, for our conscience, if ever landfills are reengineered to allow waste to be broken down, this bag does less harm than its traditional counterparts. So, we're going with this bag today, in homes of a better tomorrow.

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