acceptable compostable green cart or mini bin liners · 2013-03-12 · acceptable compostable green...
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• Dollarama biodegradable bags • GLAD Green Recycling Bags for Kitchen Organics • Kitchen Catchers • No-Name Quick-tie Bags for Compostables • Super-Sak Transparent Green Bags for Kitchen Organics • Quikkie Green Kitchen Recycling Bags • Hero Clear Green Recycling Bags • TuffGuy Oxo Biodegradable Kitchen Bags
Bin Fresh & Bin Doctor Kitchen Bin Liners
Al-Pack Compost Bags
ECOSAFE Products Great Value Kitchen
Bag-To Nature
Compost-A-Bag
Bio Life Compostable No Name Kitchen Bags Tuff Guy Compostable Bag To Earth
Bio-Bag RONA ECO Compostable
GLAD Compostable Bags
Bio-Sak Compostable Bags
ACCEPTABLE COMPOSTABLE GREEN CART OR MINI BIN LINERS
NON-ACCEPTABLE COMPOSTABLE GREEN CART OR MINI BIN LINERS
679-1325 or 1-877-927-8300 toll free www.vwrm.com
Also: Degradable & Oxo-degradable bags such as those issued at Bulk Barn, Pharmasave, and Chapters Books are not acceptable
No shopping bags, including those marked as oxo-degradable
No cereal box liners and other plastic bags
No produce bags in the green cart. Food waste must be emptied out of the bag into the green cart be-fore placing the empty bag in garbage or recycling.
We do not accept We accept
Compostable bags marked with one of the above logos
Bags in the Green Cart
As an alternative, boxboard can be filled with food & placed in the cart
Paper bags
Certain retail stores have recently been carrying different brands of “degradable” plastic bags; both on their shelves and as carry-out bags. The bags are labeled as: • bio-degradable • oxo-degradable • oxo-biodegradable Unfortunately, these bags are not the same as “compostable” bags and this has caused confusion as to which bags are acceptable in Valley green carts. The food waste that is collected from the green carts is used to make a rich soil called compost. When plastic bags that are not 100% compostable are sent to the compost facility via green carts, they contaminate the finished soil and also damage machinery at the compost facility. In the Valley Region, compostable bags which are marked with one of the following two logos, are accepted in the green carts. These logos certify that the bag meets industry standards for composting. Both the indi-vidual bags and the package will be marked with the logo. To help you, I’ve attached a hand-out with a vari-ety of bags that we accept and do not accept in the green carts. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us anytime.
Valley Waste Resource Management (902) 679-1325 or 1-877-927-8300 toll free
www.vwrm.com [email protected]
Bags in the Green Cart