Item number: 770009250651 View all from If You Care > View more: Bins & Bags > Compost Bin Bags 49Litres 12-pack Tall Kitchen 49.2 Litre - Eco-friendly bin bags perfect for collecting compostable garden waste, coffee grounds, etc. For use in compost bins (61x64.5cm) If You Care Compostable GFT Bags are made from potato starch from non-GMO starch potatoes mixed with a certified, fully compostable polymer. No plasticisers have been 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 corn or wheat starch. Amylopectin gives starch its structural integrity, so it helps make If You Care compostable bin bags stronger than bags made from corn starch. Any other reasons for potato starch? The potato starch used to make If You Care compostable garbage bags comes from starch potatoes, which are not grown as a food source, but only for starch production. These potatoes contain too much starch to be good for human consumption. Therefore, there is no subtraction from the food supply. Furthermore, 40% less land is needed to produce the same amount of starch from these potatoes as from corn. Other compostable bags are made from corn, which requires more water, but potatoes do not require irrigation and only normal rainfall. If You Care compostable garbage bags are completely polyethylene-free and contain no plasticizers. Available in two sizes: Food Waste 11.4 Liter - perfect for collecting food scraps and scraps for use with kitchen sink composters; Tall Kitchen 49.2 Liter - suitable for compostable waste; fits all 50 litre tall kitchen bins Product specifications Compost bin bags - 49L Item description Compost bin bags - 49L Item number 770009250651 Version 49 Litre Country of origin Finland Environmental information about Compost bin bags - 49L Why use If You Care compostable waste bags? Approximately 80 million tonnes of waste (US EPA figures) sent to landfill each year is material that could be turned into compost under the right conditions, including food scraps, garden trimmings, and non-recyclable paper. In a landfill, this trapped organic material (leaves, grass clippings, etc.) releases methane gas - a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Diverting food scraps and garden trimmings from landfills to composting facilities - municipal or commercial in areas where available - contributes significantly to the preservation of our planet and its natural resources.