Bio Bags Fit Into the Natural Cycle of Life
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Bio bags are the answer to the scourge of polyethylene based plastic trash bags that are filling up our landfills. Plastic trash bags are made from materials that resist decomposition and contaminate the soil. Bio bags, on the other hand, are made from renewable raw components like non genetically modified starch and agricultural materials that make them completely compostable. When assimilated by the microorganisms that are present in the environment, bio bags become part of the natural cycle instead of a disruption. Bio bags break down into organic waste and disappear as they are eaten by naturally occuring microorganisms and returned to the environment as carbon dioxide. And, as we know, plants use carbon dioxide in the photosynthesis process. Bio bags become part of the cycle of life.
Bio bags are manufactured mainly from cornstarch. They not only make less of an impact on the environment, they also support American farmers by providing a new market for their corn crops. Bio bags use no plastics of any kind. These bags breathe by letting heat and moisture escape, thus reducing bacterial buildup and odor, and decompose harmlessly within 10 to 45 days in a controlled composting environment. If disposed of in a natural setting, bio bags decompose at the same rate as paper, leaves or food waste and within eight to 14 months if disposed of in fresh or salt water. (However, it would be environmentally irresponsible to dump waste in any form of container, even bio bags, in our oceans, lakes, rivers and streams.) Bio bags do not begin decomposing until they are exposed to the earth and its microorganisms.
Bio bags are available in many different sizes that are suitable for household use. Small sized bio bags are perfect for use in kitchen composting bins; as a matter of fact, the entire contents, bag and all, can be disposed of in a home compost pile. The compostable bag and its contents stay together. Bio bags are also available for use in standard kitchen trash containers and for lawn and leaf waste. (Does it really makes any sense to kill trees to make paper bags to collect leaves?) And, for people with pets, there are bio bags specifically designed to collect pet waste. Cat owners can dispose of the litter that remains behind after waste removal with the help of bio bag cat litter pan liners. Compostable bio bag dog waste bags can be disposed of in a home compost pile, bag, waste and all, for consumption by microorganisms that will return the bag and waste to the environment.
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