Shared by Carlos Araya from Capitol Hill
Many people don’t know the difference between certified compostable bags and biodegradable plastic bags for pet waste. Compostable bags have a BPI logo, meaning Biodegradable Products Institute. This certification indicates that the product has been independently tested and verified to break down completely in a commercial compost facility after use. So, they can go in your green bin.
Any other bag without this logo, no matter what they say, eco-friendly, good to earth, biodegradable, made in China, etc. must go in the black bin after used for picking up after your pet.
Biodegradable plastic bags without the BPI logo are made with plastic that breaks down into hundreds of pieces of plastic over the years, so they are not eco-friendly at all, even if you spend extra money for the ones with lavender perfume.
Certified compostable bags are soft to touch, and they all have the logo.
Biodegradable plastic bags feel like crunchy plastic or regular plastic, and they can have many different fancy cute logos but they are not certified compostable bags.
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