Norpro 50-Piece Recyclable Bags for Enhanced Eco-Friendly Use Review

I've been using these Norpro recyclable bags for a little over two years. However, I don't throw it in the compost heap, I just reuse the bag in the compost bin and then reuse it when it's not too dirty to get rid of the garbage from the garage or yard and then throw it away. I wanted a brand that is biodegradable to help my husband when I'm not home and he throws the whole bag on the compost heap. What I love about these bags is that they are durable and I can often use the bag twice in one…

When I bought this product in March 2013 it was labeled Norpro Degradable Compost Bags 50 Pack. (see attached photo of my order). That product has since been renamed "recyclable bags,” and with good reason. They don't decompose, let alone compost. The sacks are lying on the bottom of my outdoor compost bin, completely undamaged, two years after they were placed there. The rest of the bin contains pure compost. I had to take the undamaged plastic bags out of the compost and send them to the…

I was looking for "compostable" packaging and found this product, in addition to being marked as "customers also bought". Item along with the compost bin I purchased. I figured the bags were biodegradable material and would break down in my garden composter, albeit perhaps more slowly than food waste. I didn't research them thoroughly enough before clicking the one-click buy button. After making the purchase, I found that the bags are only recyclable/compostable with the chemical additives that