Apparently now in addition to cleaners that don't poison your kids, and solar powered chip factories (sun chips!) we now have plant bags to dispose of our plants! Compostable trash bags for yard waste that aim to be the equivalent of wrapping your raked leaves in an additional giant leaf. Now that's a horse of a different color.
In the Minnesota Twin Cities area, they've instituted the Compostable Bag Law. Essentially, residents and business owners who don't dispose of yard waste in a biodegradable bag that meets the bag law standards, are fined for the rebagging of their rebel trash.
Basically, our crack-team wanted to see if the compostable bags held up- and held up against what for that matter. Probably the first brand that comes to everyone's mind is GLAD. Specifically the GLAD ForceFlex Stretchable Strength Easy-Tie Bags -the piano stuffing, girl's body enclosing diamond weaving good time.
THE CONTENDERS
RONA ECO Compostable and 100% Biodegradable Bags for Garden Waste 24”x30” (61 x 76.2 cm) $4.99 10 bags per carton, without tax $0.499/ bag.
Great Value Ty-Up Flaps 75 L Capacity 26” x 32.5” (66 x 82.5cm ) 40 Regular Outdoor Bags Double-checking price (either $4.47 or $4.88) $ 0.112/bag
GLAD ForceFlex Stretchable Strength Quick-Tie Garbage Bags 77 L Capacity 30” x 33” (76.2x 83.8cm ) 15 Easy-Tie Bags Double-checking price (either $4.47 or $4.88) $0.298/bag
Husky Garbage Bags 75 L Capacity 26” x 36” (60x 91.4cm) 100 Regular Bags $9.99 without tax $0.099/bag
RONA ECO Recycled Plastic Garbage Bags 67 L Capacity 26” x 32.5” (66 x 82.5cm) 40 Bags per Carton $4.99 without tax $0.124/bag
FEATS OF STRENGTH
We tested them for tensile strength, puncture and seepage.
Strength: We lifted them to a height of 2.5 ft and progressively adding 5 pounds until they ruptured, Puncture: stuffed each bag with the same amount of pointy twigs,
and Seepage: filled them with two litres of water and tossing them into the back lane (all highly scientific)
THE CHAMPION
The overall winner, acing both the categories of strength and seepage was the recyclable bag. (Not as eco-friendly as it gets, but its a step in the right direction). We would recommend this bag to anyone.
The designer GLAD bag still prevailed in the puncture test. So I guess the infamous diamond weave doesn't just refer to the diamonds it costs to buy the bag.
What is essentially the moral of the story. If you buy bags to stuff them full pointy branches, buy GLAD. If you buy bags to transport your heavy barbell plates, buy RONA ECO Recycled Plastic Garbage Bags.
What about the compostable bags? Well they did pretty poorly. However if you're willing to shell out tons of cash, use them gingerly and spend weeks scouring the city for them (they're incredibly hard to find) in the name of the environment, then go for it.
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In conclusion, please enjoy our video of a garbage bag potato sack race set to Jack Judge's It's a Long Way to Tipperary.
TEST VIDEO
I love that slo-mo race so much. Great, inventive experiments!
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