Biodegradeable bags - are they the key to food waste collections?

Food waste collections are dominating local authority meetings and waste management conferences and the question of introducing biodegradable bags is a main point of contention.

Introducing a food waste recycling service to householders can lead to negative press coverage and public concerns over unpleasant odour and problems with food waste attracting flies. Using compostable bags can go someway to help overcome these problems.

Lining the kitchen caddy or kerbside container with a starch-based compostable liner can help to confine any odours within the contents of the bag, making it more acceptable to have a recycling container in the kitchen. Householders using liners will not have to clean their caddies as often and there is less likelihood of the waste attracting vermin.

And the advantages of having an inner bag aren't restricted to householders. They make operations more efficient: "The starch bags speed up the collection process as they are strong enough to be lifted out the bin and collected into the truck through access hatches on the side of the vehicles meaning crew members don't have to walk back and forward to the truck."

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Posted Saturday 29th March 2008