Product review: HappyFish 3.5-gallon trash bags, Compostable - for use with light and DRY garbage

 These trash bags are 15" wide and 18" tall (stretched out an empty). However, the bottom of the bag is narrow (ends in a point), so when you put it into a container, it spreads out to form the bottom of the trash bag losing the height, so the effective height is about 10".

 I am using them in a 10" tall and 8" wide bathroom trash bin, and I barely have enough overlap to put a rubber band over the edge to hold it in place. These bags are much smaller than the 3-gallon Glad bags I usually use in this bin. The bags are not very strong, but are well suited to soft trash in my bathroom. It is nice that the trash bags are compostable.


Update: In the bathroom, I often have wet garbage (wet wipes), and this bag lets through the wetness. It was very wet on the outside when I took the garbage out. This issue disqualified it from future bathroom usage.  Downgrading 1 star.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★☆☆

Product review: GreenPig Solutions 60 Accelarator Compost Accelerator

I am using this accelerator in the tumbling large Envirocycle composter. I am not sure this accelerator made any difference compared to just adding a gallon of water on a regular basis.  I did not see the super-fast breakdown I was hoping for.

This package contains 12 packets.  Instructions say to dissolve each packet in 1 to 2 gallons of water.  The packets are sealed (i.e. you cannot split them in half) and dissolve in water.  The mixture needs to be used within 15 minutes to keep bacteria alive.  Instructions recommend using the liquid weekly or when a large amount of the new material was added to the compost pile.

The description states that 12 packets treat 108 cubic feet. One packet treats 9 cubic feet.  1 cubic foot is 7.5 gallons. This means one packet treats 67.5 gallons. The large Envirocycle that I use is 35 gallons, this means one packet is more than enough to treat its content.  In fact, I wish I could split each packet in half to make it more cost-effective. 

To manufacture: I would have preferred a non-dissolvable bag with a zip closure so I can control how much I use for each treatment. 

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