I am so frustrated with these compostable trash bags. They rip easily, humidity seeps through them, I can only fill them about halfways before they fall apart, and many times I need to double them up before bringing them out to the trash can. Yet, I bought a big box of fifty twice - out of guilt, figured I couldn't give up so easily. The environment is really important to me, I want to be responsible, lead by example, and do my share to save the world. Plastic is an environmental nightmare that never (well, at least almost never) decomposes! It swirls the Pacific in plastic islands the size of Texas, plastic shopping bags hang from our trees like rags and fly across roadways and fields, softdrink loops ensnare fish and seabirds, and fish and marine mammals ingest plastic bits and pieces that float in the ocean. I don't want to be yet another contributor to this horror show.

Remember the days when we didn't care because we didn't know? But sometimes life, and practicality, takes over and I think I'm done with these compostable trash bags because they just don't work and I really have tried and done my very best. For now I will settle for sturdy bags that are made from recycled plastic (at least something good), but, alas, are not compostable. And I think the world will survive, and I will be ok. What are your thoughts?