Product features - large compostable safety bag
- Perforated air holes (6mm) for child safety.
- Printed warning notice (PWN) highlighting suffocation risk in 11 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Chinese, Arabic.
- Integral self-adhesive peel n' seal strip for simple sealing.
- Conforms to Amazon packing bag guidelines.
- Made from a compostable polymer blend with a minimum 30% renewable content share.
- Conforms to compostable standard EN13432 (see below).
- Disintegrates in an industrial composting unit in 12 weeks or fewer. Also suitable for home composting, but will take longer.
- Printed with the message: 'COMPOSTABLE - for a better world. MATERIAL CONFORMS TO EN13432', plus compostable leaf logo and disposal instructions.
- Food-safe - suitable for direct food contact.
- Our clear compostable material has a slightly frosted clarity in appearance when compared to traditional clear polythene.
Product dimensions - large compostable safety bag
- Internal width: 381mm (15")
- Internal length: 508mm (20")
- Polythene thickness: 40 micron (160 gauge)
- Boxed in quantity of 500 bags
Large compostable safety bag - EN13432 regulations
The material used to make this bag meets the following criteria, in line with industrial compostable packaging standard EN13432:
- Disintegration - at least 90% of material must pass through a 2mm x 2mm sieve after 12 weeks.
- Biodegradability - the material must biodegrade into CO2, water and biomass, with CO2 released reaching 90% of control sample levels after six months.
- Compost quality - strict limits for potentially toxic elements (e.g. zinc, copper) must be adhered to and the material must not negatively affect compost quality (pH, salinity etc.).
Storage instructions - large compostable safety bag
To preserve product quality, please store these compostable bags in their original packaging in a cool, dry place, avoiding heat, humidity, direct sunlight or moisture. Use within 12 months.
Compostable safety bags - disposal instructions
After use, please dispose of this compostable bag in industrial composting (via your food waste bin) or a domestic composting unit. It is designed to biodegrade within six months in industrial composting conditions. This process will take longer in domestic composting and will vary according to conditions.
If neither option is available, please dispose of the bag in your regular domestic waste. This bag is not suitable for recycling.