Name: If You Care Certified Compostable Food Waste Bags 3 Gallon - 30 CT
Brand: If You Care
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Characteristics If You Care Certified Compostable Food Waste Bags 3 Gallon - 30 CT.

ItemMaster Dimensions

Length, IN	2.58
Height, IN	2.58
Width, IN	5.05
Weight, LB	0.59

special attributes

Units In Package	30
Package Type	BOX
Package Size, CT	30.0
Country Of Origin	France
Seasonal	N
Recycle Codes	Y
Directions	How to use: 1. These bags are for food waste only. 2. Do not put liquids in bags at any time. 3. Always allow food waste to cool before putting in bags. Usage: Perfect for kitchen compost pails. Line compost pails with bags to collect food scraps and food waste. Use only for compostable waste. Bags along with food scraps can be composted in municipal or commercial compost facilities. In communities in which compostable waste is collected, bags can go together with other compostable waste. Disposal: Bags are 100% certified compostable and should be composted in municipal or commercial compost facilities where available. Cardboard box should be recycled. Compostable. Store bags in cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
Marketing Description	If You Care® Certified Compostable Food Waste Bags 3 Gallon. Convenient flap handle ties. Environment friendly products. Dimensions: 1'5" x 1'3 1/3" x .63 mil (43cm X 39cm X 16µm). Certified compostable by the biodegradable products institute. 30 bags. No plasticizers. No polyethylene. Made with GMO-free potatoes. *Fits up to 3-gallon (11.4L) pails.
Other Description	If You Care 100% Certified Compostable Food Waste Bags are made from potato starch from non-GMO starch potatoes, blended with a certified, fully compostable polymer. No plasticizers are added. What makes potato starch strong? Starch is a mixture of a linear (amylose) and a branched (amylopectin) polymer of glucose. Potato starch has a higher percentage of amylopectin than either corn or wheat starch. The structural integrity of starch is due to amylopectin, so this helps make If You Care certified compostable bags stronger than bags made from corn starch. Any other reasons for potato starch? The potato starch used to make If You Care Certified Compostable Bags comes from starch potatoes, which are not grown for food but only for starch production. These potatoes are too high in starch to be good for food. Therefore, there is no diversion from food supplies. To produce the same amount of starch from these potatoes as from corn requires 40% less land. These potatoes require no irrigation, and need only normal rainfall. Corn requires much more water. Product lifecycle. Materials: Potato starch from non-GMO "starch potatoes"-grown for starch, not for food. Blended with certified fully compostable polymer. No plasticizers. Plasticizers migrate, which deteriorates mechanical properties of bags. We don't use them. Box from 100% recycled board processed chlorine-free (PCF). Environmental benefits. No plasticizers. No polyethylene. 100% certified compostable. Potato starch from non-GMO potatoes. Potato starch from potatoes grown for starch only-no diversion from food supplies. Starch from potatoes uses less water than starch from corn. No irrigation necessary, only natural rainfall. 40% less land is used to produce same quantity of starch from potatoes as from corn. BPI. US Compostable Council. This is an If You Care® product. For more information about If You Care products, visit us at www.ifyoucare.com. If You Care Certified Compostable Bags meet the requirements of ASTM D6400 and will compost readily and safely in municipal or commercial composting facilities. These do not exist in all areas. Please check to see if such facilities are available in your community. Ok compost. Vincotte. Why use If You Care Certified Compostable Bags? Approximately 80 million tons of waste (U.S. EPA figures) which goes to landfill annually is material which under the right conditions, can be turned into compost, including food scraps, yard trimmings and non-recyclable paper. In a landfill environment, this organic material (food scraps etc.) releases methane gas-a greenhouse gas-contributing to global warming. Diverting food scraps and yard trimmings from landfill to compost facilities-either municipal or commercial in areas where they are available-contributes significantly to preserving our planet and natural resources. If You Care Certified Compostable Bags are made from 100% GMO free potato starch and a fully compostable polymer. These bags are completely polyethylene free and plasticizer free.
Ecommerce Description	If You Care® Certified Compostable Food Waste Bags 3 Gallon. Made with GMO-free potatoes. There are no plasticizers, no polyethylene. Convenient flap handle ties.