13 Gallon Tall Kitchen Compostable Bags by BioBag, 48 Count, BPI Certified, Meets ASTM D6400 Standards, Made in USA, Food Scrap Bin Liners

I have tried both UNTRASH and Biobags for our kitchen trash can. First, our county only does every other week trash pickup and weekly compost pick up so we are well trained in keeping all compostable kitchen scraps separate. This means most wet trash is not in our kitchen trash so we may not experience the degradation of the compostable bag induced from moisture and heat....BUT... honestly, biobags are cheaper and work. Going forward, I am going to stick with biobags. Please note, we already use biobags for our weekly compost trash. Untrash bags feel more plastic-like, similar to that rigid clothing plastic (the kind socks come in...sometimes). This makes me think they are more puncture resistant BUT biobags are more flexible so they have more give. We have only used 3 untrash bags so far and I have not had any issues but we get by with biobags so our choice is cost driven. Please note - we have had biobags rupture before, such as: - when overloaded with heavy pointed things (like watermelon rinds) - when loaded with sharp objects like can tops, straws, pens (this only happens when the bag is full and the object is pushed against the bag) Overall, you may need to avoid overloading the bag and being somewhat aware in placing sharps in the bag ( like tucking can lids in the can or placing objects in the center of the can so they are buffered away from the bag sides. This mindfulness is ok when I know this bag will allow what trash can be biodegraded in the landfill to do so and save one plastic bag.

WHAT HAPPENED?!?! I've been buying BioBag for many, many years and have been very satisfied. It's true that they've never been super resilient, but more than enough to handle our weekly garbage needs. With our most recent Sub&Save order, I noticed that the bags were a different color, a darker hue of green. When I went to open the first bag in the pack, it split open without much force being applied to it. And this kept happening as I tried to open more bags. I finally got one to mostly open, but as soon as I put anything barely heavy in it, it ripped right apart. I'm sad to say, this will be the last time I order BioBag.

I use these bags in a 1-gallon OXO compost container so there is enough extra material to tie them off when the bin gets full. As others have said, they do break down VERY quickly, especially if your compost is wet. We go through a lot of coffee grounds, so that is usually what breaks the bag down for us. What I do is either double-bag them and then put them out for curbside organics collection, OR put a full bag in the freezer if it's still a few days before collection. That does mean you go through more bags, but I think it's also nice to see that they really do break down. Overall I'm happy with them.

I've been using these bags for several years and have been very satisfied. They do take a little longer to degrade in a backyard compost bin, and obviously if you leave a bunch of wet trash sitting in them for too long they might get a little leaky, but I figure that's a reasonable compromise between sturdiness and compostability. My most recent order was clearly defective: the bags were a darker color, and they would split the entire length of the bag just by pulling them out of the box. I contacted the company directly and a rep got back to me within 20 minutes. She suggested I check the date printed on the bags, and explained that they've had problems lately with expired bags being sold through resellers, even though customers are clicking on the “BioBag Store.” Sure enough, the date on the bags was 2020! She FedEx-ed me a new box (dated 2024) and these bags are fine. If you get a bad batch, check the manufacturing date printed on the bags! if it's more than 18 months ago, I encourage you to email the company at [email protected] and include your Amazon order number so they can identify the reseller and file a claim with Amazon. I do recommend these bags, and I'd hate to see a reliable company that's doing good work have their reputation damaged for something that isn't their fault.

Ok apologies, I reread some information about biodegrading and pet waste, and BioBags. I think my problems with the BioBag poop bags were caused by my bags being too old. I tend to buy in bulk so might have exceeded what I could use in a year which means they got brittle and degraded. But additionally, I checked with our public utilities about this issue of pet waste. They said that unfortunately using biodegradable bags for waste destined for a modern landfill is pretty much a waste of money (my words, they were more scientific). The gist is that a modern landfill is so compacted and sealed that nothing really can biodegrade. We are basically entombing our garbage (what isn't being burned, it depends on the municipal system). So whether you use plastic or not is pretty much a moot point if something is going into the garbage (as distinct from compost systems for kitchen waste and yard waste) since it's not bio-degrading like you think it is. And currently no municipalities accept pet waste for composting for many health reasons. They did stress that environmentally it is still way better to pick up the poop and dispose of it in the garbage than leaving it in your yard. There are systems being tested to deal better with this kind of waste, but they are not yet in production. And there are many simple DIY septic/digester systems a homeowner can build that are also way better than leaving the poo, though each has issues. You need to check with your local municipality on whether that is legal before you build, and do your research to get it sited correctly. There is even a low cost system that screws into your home sewer (not septic) clean out. I never knew there were so many options for dealing with pet poo, or so many issues to consider, so hope this helps someone. ====================================== I have been using Bio-Bags for a couple of years now for various purposes. My experience is these are just not adequate for pet waste, but okay for compost pails and dry garbage bags, although you may need to double bag. Like many I first tried them for lining my cat litter pail. We scoop twice a day, and empty the pail twice a week. The bio bags are totally inadequate for this. Our garbage people want us to double bag cat litter since these bags rip very easily, and they don't want loose litter in the garbage since it ends up all over the place. Even double bagging with the bio-bags seems pretty inadequate so I elected to reuse plastics bags for this. I also recently tried some of the doggie "poop bags" by Bio-Bags. Really not good...ugh. I have a 65 lb bird dog so really not good even double bagged. They just tear too easily. Just got back from a walk in the rain, and went through 10 bags trying to scoop because they kept ripping. So no more for that purpose. Back to plastic for dog walks.

I was very hopeful about these bags. We try very hard to recycle our plastic shopping bags, and the thought of buying plastic bags of similar material specifically to throw away made little sense to us. Moving to these bags, which we expect to degrade in a more planet-friendly way, was awesome. But a few warnings based on our experience. - The bags are tall enough for a tall kitchen can, but there is no integrated tie so the bags tend to fall down into the can and have to be resituated often. We use a large rubber band to help secure it, which mostly works. - Because there is no integrated tie, we have to leave some length to tie a knot in the plastic when removing the bag from the can. This reduces the capacity by 25% or so. So we are using many more bags each week. - The bags are more expensive than those made of traditional plastic. Coupled with the comment above, we feel the cost is too much for the benefit. - Finally, once in a while we have a particularly heavy item in the trash (for example the remnants of a rotisserie chicken). The bags never broke due to the weight, but often we would rip the bags where we were holding them as we were trying to remove them from the can. This leaves even less space for tying a knot (or using a spare twist-tie) to close the bag. For us, the combination of these drawbacks made the bags unsuitable for long-term use. We are still using them here and there and are happy when they work out. But unfortunately they will not be our go-to replacement for everyday use.

These large composing bags fit perfectly in my composing bin. They are sturdy and control odors very well. They make composting easy and convenient.

I've used these 13-gallon bags for years. The first half of my most recent box worked great. Halfway through the box, though, they started falling apart before I could finish opening them. The seams split when I looked at them. Touch a partially opened bag and my finger pushed through. Starting the biodegradability process at the factory is much too soon. The only use I've found them is to wrap dry compost as if it were a gift, then stuff it into a 3-gallon bag with moist compost. By the time I discovered this problem halfway through the box, of course, the return window was a distant memory. I'll try 1 more box because Biobags are easier to open than other brands. But until I get a decent batch, I'm giving it 1 star: The bags are green enough, and they're certainly biodegradable, but their effective capacity is 0 gallons. These complaints apply only to 13-gallon Biobags. The 3-gallon bags are still great and deserve 5 twinkling stars.

Not heavy duty as advertised

Bags are really 35 liters, 22x29 inches. Otherwise, they are typical compost bags, but they're nowhere as big as the promised 49 liters.

We have been happily using these for years. Unfortunately, though, our last delivery consisted of two « bad » boxes. Bags in both boxes are unusually very delicate and easily fall apart.

If you dispose of a lot of wet stuff like peelings, pits, veggie/fruit juice waste, the bag will not last more than a couple days before it "melts" and leaks into your bin and can't be pulled out as an intact bag.

Bag rips easily. Garbage ends up in the bin or on the floor.