If You Care compostable bags - 11l

Item number: 770009250644 View all If You Care > View more: Bins & Bags > Compost bin bags 12 Litre 30 pieces Food Waste 11.4 Litre 43x39 cm biodegradable GFT bags - perfect for collecting food scraps and food waste for use with countertop compost bins; If You Care Compostable GFT bags are made from potato starch from non-genetically modified starch potatoes mixed with a certified, fully compostable polymer. No plasticizers have been added. 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 corn or wheat starch. Amylopectin gives starch its structural integrity, so it helps make If You Care compostable bin liners stronger than bags made from corn starch. Any other reasons for potato starch? The potato starch used to make If You Care compostable bin liners comes from starch potatoes, which are not grown as a food source, but only for starch production. These potatoes contain too much starch to be good as food. Therefore, there is no extraction from the food supply. Moreover, 40% less land is needed to produce the same amount of starch from these potatoes as from corn. Other compostable bags are made from corn, which requires more water, but potatoes do not need irrigation and only require normal rainfall. If You Care compostable bin liners are completely polyethylene-free and contain no plasticizers. Available in two sizes: Food Waste 11.4 Litre - perfect for collecting food scraps and food waste for use with countertop compost bins; Tall Kitchen 49.2 Litre - for use with compostable waste; fits all 50-liter tall kitchen bins Product specifications Compost bin bags - 11L - 11 Litre Item description Compost bin bags - 11L Item number 770009250644 Version 11 Litre Country of origin Finland Environmental information about Compost bin bags - 11L Why use If You Care compostable waste bags? Approximately 80 million tons of waste (U.S. EPA figures) landfilled annually is material that can be converted into compost under proper conditions, including food scraps, yard waste, and non-recyclable paper. In a landfill, this enclosed organic material (leaves, grass, etc.) releases methane gas - a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Diverting food scraps and yard waste from the landfill to composting facilities - municipal or commercial in areas where available - contributes significantly to preserving our planet and natural resources.