Brown Bins - Biodegradable plastic bags

[csirl]

Anyone know of a shop in Dublin that sells biodegradeable plastic bags? How much do they cost?

I'm in one of those households where DCC have issued brown bins (food & organic waste). DCC give you a caddy (a mini bin thing) for your kitchen to fill with food waste which you in turn empty into the brown bin. It gets very messy & smelly quickly as you cant use a plastic liner with it - only way around this is hosing it out every day which isnt practical.

I contacted DCC and the said it is ok to use biodegradeable plastic bags as liners provided they decompose within 45 days.

 

[mildew]

AFAIK all Supervalu plastic shopping bags are biodegradable.

 

[ACA]

Most supermarkets (I've found then in Tesco, Dunnes and Supervalu) sell biodegradable bin bags of various sizes. I use pedal bin and swing bin size. I think you can also get a wheely bin size.

If you can't find any, or run out, try wrapping food waste in newspaper and compost the likes of veg waste, tea bags etc.

 

[Lee May]

Dunnes Stores do one the size of the mini brown bin ie similar to the size of plastic shopping bags. Work out at 20 c each bag. Much cleaner to handle than using the bin without a liner.