Personally, I think bagging your kitchen To-Be-Composted stuffs as you are describing is a waste of money. However, it IS your money and you can do whatever you want. Ask yourself if you would rather pay the money for neatness or would you rather save that money and wash out the container after you empty it. It is totally your choice--whichever way you choose.

I use empty plastic Folgers coffee cans. When the can is full, I dump the contents in the compost bin, wash and dry the coffee can and it's good to go again. Sometimes when I have a lot of scraps I use a bucket instead.

The bags are a convienience. At the thrifted price, very worth it, just wanted to see if anyone had used them. They are cheaper than a trp to B&N!

I've seen them with the plastic bags at the grocery store - compostable bags. Not sure what size they were. Very pricey. I use a plastic ice cream bucket or a fancy ceramic kitchen compost container, no bag.

No, it is not worth finding them online at a better price. Or any price, frankly.
I wouldn't use them if they were free and delivered to my door every morning. A sucker is born every minute, etc.

I have some you can have. They were not worth it to me to mess with.

Wow, I spent a whopping .99 for 50 of them, why the hate? Do they not work? It saves us some hassle, and yes our compost can be a pain when it starts overflowing. We have an annual invasion of the ants, hoping this might help. Is there a reason? Do they not break down? My life is a trade off between things that must be done and things I enjoy, thank you so much for calling me a fool. Must be nice to not have to make any choices to make your life easier.

You know, if I got em at that price I probably would have picked them up myself.

Admittedly, you didn't ask for opinions on the bags, just a place to buy them cheap. So we overstepped your parameters. Compost people (like many others) do like to express their opinions when the opportunity arises. Human nature.

I don't think anyone called you a fool, or even said "do not use them.:" They only said they wouldn't. Mainly because (I interpret here), besides cost, a major component of composting is 'small environmental footprint." Buying bags that are manufactured somewhere, transported, etc, used once and thrown out does not appeal to many. Fine if you want to use them.

It's important to have a thick skin when using the Interweb. Don't take everything personally.

Sorry, it was The 'Sucker born every munute' not fool. My bad. Just seemed that response had no helpful information, just the need to slam someone. If it had been, they are bad for the environment, or the transporting issues brought up, I am o.k. with.
Usually not quite so thin skinned, just got rubbed the wrong way. Not the best way to get your opinion across if you want more people to think your way.
I am done with snow storms, and winter. Cabin fever.

"Mainly because (I interpret here), besides cost, a major component of composting is 'small environmental footprint.'"

Cough, cough...or not.

I compost a few hundred pounds of waste a week and let me assure you that "small environmental footprint" isn't even on my radar. In fact, I have about as much disdain for the concept of personal carbon footprint and the the High Priests who preach it (then fly away in their private jets) as some people on this thread have for handy dandy bio bags.

I don't compost kitchen waste because its messy and I have enough mess to clean up from 2 kids, 1 husband, 5 horses, 3 cows, an ever changing number of working cats and 40 acres. Maybe a cool bio bag could be the difference. Before people get all lofty about someone who uses something that doesn't have a "small environmental footprint" they might consider that as long as you keep composting as a clique for the cool kids who think the way you do you're being counter productive to your supposed intent.

.

Heck, now I want to know how you got a cat to work!

;-)

Lloyd

Lloyd it is one of my few and far between talents. The first rule of training is to not let the cats know they have a job! The second is place them in an environment with lots of mice that like to eat horse/cattle feed. With patience and careful timing...well, the rest is a trade secret! ;-)

I had to read that twice, she DID say working cats. My hat is off. Actually when we had an actuall farm the cats brought us all sorts of offerings, suburban cats mot so much.
And thank you. Kitchen compost is slightly neater than chicken. If I could only get them to poop in the bags! Just my opinion.:)

I'd have to see video. DW's lazy butt cats think "work" is howling when the dish gets down to quarter full.

:-)

Lloyd

http://www.wikihow.com/Sneak-Your-Cat-Into-Work

I'm sorry! I see it now. I was extremely rude! I apologize. I'm not a big fan of "biodegradable" plastics, which, in fact, I don't believe exist. Or, rather, I should say, not in a way that excuse their existence.

I was rude because I ocean kayak, and, consequently, have become passionately opposed to the use of any and all unnecessary plastic waste. Something about seeing all that plastic trash washed up on pristine shores.

I have lived in composting households for all of my 60 years and I'm stunned that a pot next to the sink can't hold every day's worth of compost, and can't be disposed of in a timely and sanitary fashion.

My household management isn't that fussy, and therein may be the disconnect. No doubt you're more fastidious than I am.

But, regarding your point, I didn't mean to be disagreeable or hateful. I just never like to see composting turned into something complicated or wasteful.

I see your point, we are not fussy just very busy, I am caregiver for my disabled brother, not a s grim as it sounds, but it does take time, and then there is that nasty old work thing, Plus my horse, and chickens. So the compost is not a top priority, These are made from 'starches of non GMO crops' whatever crops they might be who knows? For .99 I am happy to use them, for $5.00 forget about it. The heavy plastic store bags get put in the recycle.
The inside of our container gets nasty stains from coffee and tea bags, and have been know to get lost when something shiny is seen out by the compost pile. Very bad when I turn to toss something into the container that is not there.

Well if this thread has taught us anything, it's not to assume we know things about people we hardly know. Myself included.

subk3: Seems I touched a nerve. However your assumption that I worship high priests in private jets is as egregious as mine. BTW, environmental footprint does not equal carbon footprint, at least not in my book. The marketers and trend-setters can call it whatever they want. I'm just trying to look after the planet God gave us.

annpat: I too am very concerned about ocean garbage, but the problem is mostly littering. It's hard to see how a kitchen compost bag would contribute to that.

Please forgive me, It's even worse this morning than it seemed last night. I don't know why I came up with the sucker born every minute thing. I just couldn't understand the advantage; it didn't sound as rude in my head as it was.

I'm an idiot.

I blame the weather. Cabin fever. Weather forecast.
I am so grumpy I could stomp bunnies. I also tore my rotator cuff, and the anti-inflams help the pain and make me even crankier. The one armed gardener.
We all have our days, don't fret. Lots of things that come out of my keyboard (or mouth) do that.My boss now knows my "Who said that" look. Heck if everyone agreed on everything, nothing would ever change. (yep there are those drugs kickin in.) :)
No worries.

Hey blame your evil twin (everyone has one) they can get away with anything.

harveyhorse - when you've used up the bags you might try just making sure that there is something absorbent in the bottom of the container. I tend to put brown paper, junk mail, envelopes, a sugar or flour bag, or even a bit of scrunched up newspaper in first so liquids from tea bags, coffee grounds, etc. don't sit directly against the pot walls or bottom - and it tips out cleanly.

I had some bags once, dished out by the council. I found they tore too easily when full of wet gloop.

I like the newspaper idea. So far these have been fairly sturdy, potato peels and eggshells have not done 'em in yet. Just waiting for a tomato peel.

Always wondered what to do with the bags from sugar, flour, etc. I might start compacting one into the bottom of the bucket. Thanks for the idea.

"So grumpy I could stomp bunnies." Good one!