Bin Liner
Black plastic and other bin liners are made from petroleum or natural gas - both non-renewable resources. They can take anywhere from fifteen to a thousand years to degrade.
Plastic bin liners cause the same environmental problems as single-use plastic bags (which were banned, effective 1 July 2019).
Some useful tips here on how to go plastic bin-liner FREE!
A useful article here from Method on different types of bin liners: degradable, biodegradable, home compostable, commercially compostable ...
See plastic bag
Reduce the quantity of plastic bin liners needed by:
- composting your food waste
- separating any yucky packaging and non-compostable food waste into a container in your freezer and put this out with your rubbish only on collection day
- choosing properly biodegradable/compostable bin liners
- buying reusable bin liners
Wash and reuse plastic bin liners as much as possible.
Keep plastic from landfill wherever possible.