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Recycling carrier bags
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How many years does it take the average disposable carrier bag to decay in the soil?
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"CO-OP's carriers dissolve completely in 36 months, breaking down into carbon dioxide, water and minerals."
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It should be noted, though, that the latest type of carrier bags start to degrade even without being placed in soil. Our local council refuse to accept carrier bags in the recycling bin because many of them have degraded too far by the time they get to the sorting process.
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"CO-OP's carriers dissolve completely in 36 months, breaking down into carbon dioxide, water and minerals."
Source:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16186 748&method=full&siteid=94762&headl ine=so-what-are-we-using-10-billion-plastic-ba gs-for-a-year---name_page.html
It should be noted, though, that the latest type of carrier bags start to degrade even without being placed in soil. Our local council refuse to accept carrier bags in the recycling bin because many of them have degraded too far by the time they get to the sorting process.
Chris