Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:16:33 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On 10/17/2017 6:06 PM, suzeeq wrote:
>>
>>>> Most of those plastic bags are now designed to biodegrade in sunlight
>>>> in just a few weeks. So they shouldn't last in trees too long.
>>> But how long do they last in a landfill? I don't think they're going to
>>> biodegrade buried under a ton of other stuff.
>
> (piggybacking due to albasani killfile - 99% of albasani users are
> trolls)

Thought that was true of E-S users. But I'm no troll, just new to this
group.

>
> They'd degrade quicker than virtually every other plastic in the
> landfill. How long does it take one of those Playskool jungle jims to
> biodegrade in the landfill?
>
>> Nor do the paper bags. They should be recycled, burned in a trash to
>> energy plant, or replaced by reusable bags.
>
> Paper bags are compostable. Our city wants them in the recycling if
> the paper is clean, or in the compost bin if soiled. Clean paper,
> including glossy, is also acceptable in the compost bin.
>
> -sw