If You Care Compostable 50-litre bin bags, 12 units

Compostable Bin Liners

Made from bioplastic, plastic made from plant-based raw materials: potato starch from non-GMO potatoes mixed with a certified polymer, fully compostable/biodegradable.

• No plasticisers added.
• Ideal for organic and garden waste.
• Not suitable for home composting. Their degradation time is too slow for compost that does not have the ideal conditions of moisture, temperature and bacteria.

Quantity: 12 units, each with a capacity of 50 litres.

Starch is a mixture of a linear (amylose) and branched (amylopectin) glucose polymer. Potato starch has a higher percentage of amylopectin than corn or wheat starch. Amylopectin gives starch its structural integrity, helping to make compostable bin liners stronger than those made from corn starch.The potato starch used to make If You Care compostable bin liners comes from starch potatoes, which are not grown as a food source, 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. In addition, producing the same amount of starch from these potatoes as from corn requires 40% less land. Other compostable bags are made from corn, which requires more water, but potatoes do not require irrigation and only need normal rainfall.