What's the most responsible way to bag up my household waste?

Question

I haven't used single-use plastic bags while shopping for the past couple of years, but I still have some left, and I use them for my household waste (things that can't be composted, reused or recycled). Is there a better option for waste - particularly the kitchen stuff that would smell if not bagged?

Answer 1

I use biodegradable waste bags as the best solution to disposing of my household waste, you can buy them at Total Eco Store, I get all my eveyday household necessities there and they are affordable

http://www.totalecostore.com  

Answer 2

use large biodegradable bags! you'll have to shop around to find the large ones, and ones that dont degrade too quickly! i live in Canada and there are ones from a store called RONA kinda like the home depot....we have been using then for a long time and love em! lol we love to recycle and compost! we only through out 1 medium bag of waste every 2 weeks!!! with 5 people in the house!!!!! we really only get rid of things like plastic film, construction waste....etc..! we reuse or recycle our plastic bags at a collection bin at the grocery store!!!! i hope this helps!

Answer 3

My personal opinion, if you have eleminated all the recyclables and compostables, then it doesn't matter. If something goes into a landfill it will not breakdown or biodegrade for possibly centuries. I've heard they have taken newspapers out of landfills after a couple decades and they could still read the print.

I'm an avid recycler and I try my best to reduce waste, but if it is going to the landfill it is doomed. I buy recycled plastic bags for my garbage.

Answer 4

After you do the Reuse thing... and then the Compost thing ... then the Recycle thing... with what you have left :

the Greenest option would be a reuasable container that seals like a garbage can that is emptied / taken to a proper & Responsible facility, then this container can be reused... and no bags are needed.

#2>If throw away bags are a must they do make Biodegradable & Compostable garbage bags... They  have a different texture to normal plastic bags... one  company is called BioBag... I know in RI "Whole Foods" sells them... not sure about other parts of the country.... there may also be other companies that sell other versions....

#3> If you can't get some version of a Bio-Bag the next option would be a plastic garbage bag made from recycled material... these are also sold at "Whole Foods".

#4> Use a trash compactor to fit as much garbage as you can into a normal plastic garbage bag.