Hello
What's the deal with recycling these shopping bags?
Where are they collected or where can I dispose of them properly as a customer?
MfG
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These bags are biodegradable, which means you can fill them with organic waste and throw them in the organic waste garbage can. Incidentally, they are much cheaper than buying them in rolls:
https://produkte.migros.ch/compobag-kompostbeutel-5l
@AlMiDeCoLi: do you expect a chemistry lesson? According tohttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biologische_Abbaubarkeit#Kompostierbarkeit, at least 90% should be degraded within 12 weeks. It's best to bury such a bag in a flower pot with soil and see what's left of it after 3 months. I fully trust Migros that this will work.
Hello @Bodenseeknusperli,
The Veggie Bagshttps://produkte.migros.ch/veggie-bag are much more expensive than 5 centimes (and as I see from your link, also much more expensive than at Coop).
Here are a few instructions for making a free plastic veggie bag from Migros (takes less than a minute):
For example, buy a pack of orangeshttps://produkte.migros.ch/m-budget-orangen.
When opening, please proceed carefully: cut off the plastic tape at the bottom of the pack on both sides, on one side a few centimeters away from the weld so that you can stick the labels on. At the upper end of the package (where the carrying handle is located), cut the net along the weld. For a luxury model, you could tie/thread a piece of string or knitting yarn to the open end to make it easier to tie the knot.
@Cinderella1925No, even if these bags are actually biodegradable, you should never put them in the green waste bin. There has been a lot to read, see and hear about this in the media in recent weeks. As our composting plants work much faster than, for example, your compost heap at home, these bags remain and have to be laboriously sorted out by hand.
Hello everyone, thank you very much for your contributions. The disposable plastic bags are made from environmentally friendly recycled plastic. This is the most environmentally friendly option for disposable plastic bags. If the plastic bag is no longer needed, it must be disposed of with the garbage. It must NOT be disposed of in the green waste or in the Migros plastic bottle collection point. Kind regards, Richi
Hello @Bodenseeknusperli, thank you very much for your feedback. You're right, the bags say "100% recycled plastic". That can actually be a little confusing. I have informed the specialist department about this. You can also find more information on the subject on the websitehttps://generation-m.migros.ch/de/nachhaltig-leben/verpackung/voting-lieblingsprojekt.html. Best regards, Richi
But what kind of person checks whether plastic is compostable? A little thinking would be called for, not believing everything. That would also explain why there are always such disposable bags in the compost. Even citrus fruits do not belong in the compost (lemon, orange, grapefruit, etc.) but that's another story
@Bodenseeknusperli
Now there's real chaos here: you're talking about the Compo-Bag, which states that it is 100% compostable, and Richi@M-Infoline is referring to the Raschels bags, which are available at the checkout for 5 centimes and are made of 100% recycled plastic (packaging film).
The two cannot be compared with each other. The Compo-Bags were introduced at the time to simplify the composting of kitchen waste: Instead of waiting until the green bio-bin is full, you put leftover food in the Compo-Bags and throw it into the bio-container, as these special bags are really compostable.
However, the Raschels bags made from recycled plastic film are not compostable and must be disposed of with household waste.
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Hello everyone
I'll intervene briefly because there is indeed a bit of confusion here.AlMiDeCoLi is right and we are actually talking about three different types of bags.
Best regards
Dominik