If it is biodegradable within "2-3 years in a field environment", won't it also break down in your house, like biodegradable plastic bags ?
1429999
I have had this for slightly less than a year and see no signs of it biodegrading. I suspect it would need a true field condition, including consistent moisture and appropriate microbes. My hardwood floors are technically biodegradable but they should last decades or more. Probably a similar situation.
1254714
Yes. The box specifically states that these bags will decompose in a landfill in less than 24 months. I will definitely buy them again!
1130418
my guess is not - since it doesn't say so on the package. I know we've left them outside through storms and they hold up very well, but I don't think that's really a test to their degradability.
2038054
They do break down in the elements over a long period of time. I reuse them as bases to plant pots to prevent water from damaging floors or shelves. They eventually become cracked and thinner outdoors. I would not say they are formally compostable. I just have peace of mind that they eventually break down in the garbage over time. Answer from a person who tries to stay green, but uses this product on a regular basis.
2100938
Eco friendly means they are biodegradable. The bags will eventually dissolve in a landfill.
367419
From the instruction insert: These disposable Table Topper placemats, and the zip-close bag containing them, are made with a revolutionary new additive that enables them to fully bio-degrade in as little as 9 months to 5 years!" and that "the plastic simply degrades into an inert "humus" that is actually beneficial to the environment and conductive to plant growth So I would take that as a yes :)
1130420
I have checked the packaging and the bag and can find nothing about being biodegradable. I was under that impression from another reviewer I guess, but nothing is said to bear that out.
1302476
Yes. How good it holds up depends on the environment. The hotter it gets, the more it deteriorates.
883682
Yes,temporally because it will break down in less than three months while it scatters sand where you use it. BAD Buy!!!!
1521193
They are not advertised as being biodegradable. If they were, it is likely that they would be ballyhoo'd as such.
2233414
I love these bags and the package does say they are "designed to decompose in a short period of time" into a material that can be "bio-assimilated." I think that is the best you can get for plastic bags...I have found them to be pretty sturdy and a good deal. I do need plastic bags in two small trash bins in the bathrooms, and I feel better about using these than any other option I have found.
1009812
Well, if you leave scraps in the container long enough they will break down. But the container is not designed to be a compost bin.
284495
I am not sure what you mean by biodegradable? They break down when I put them in my compost pile, so I would consider them so......
1138831
The bags are compostable, thus over time they weaken and break down - that is how they are designed. We have had them hold up strongly for a little over a week in the bin, but they start to weaken after that. This bin is really more for composting small amounts in an apartment where you take down your compost regularly to be cleared away by a community compost service.
1376305
According to literature it gradually deteriorates over a 2 to 3 year period turning into a harmless soil additive with a few nutrients.
992507
I am not sure but probably plastic that over time will degrade by the action of the sun and bacteria.
801221
Yes, the bag is made of a plastic/polymer that is reusable and should last forever.