A Better Bag

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to trash bags, there's plenty of confusing verbiage. Compostable? Biodegradable? Bags with post-consumer recycled content? While one could certainly make the argument that biodegradable and compostable trash bags aren't worth the money since they're headed to the landfill anyway (those pits aren't gardens, after all); the more cynical amongst us could say there's no such thing as an eco-friendly trash bag if it holds bad-for-the-planet waste. Purchasing eco-friendly-ish trash bags doesn't give us carte blanche to throw away as much as we want, but buying the right bags is a simple and accessible lifestyle switch. On today's show I'm divulging what to know (and which trash bags to buy) moving forward. Here's a preview: [3:15] Are biodegradable trash bags eco-friendly? (What does 'biodegradable' even mean?) [6:00] Everything you need to know about compostable trash bags: pros, cons, and everything in between [16:00] Breaking down (see what I did there?) all-things plastic bags with post-consumer recycled content [22:00] Stephanie's handy-dandy rubric to assess your trash bag purchases moving forward Resources mentioned: Green Polly trash bags made of recycled content HoldOn compostable trash bags (Want 15% off? Use code SUSTAINABLE) Episode #277: All-Things Eggs -- Thank you to this week's sponsors! Ettitude: Use code SUSTAINABLE for 20% off bamboo bedding Thrive Market: Head to thrivemarket.com/sustainable for up to $80 in free groceries -- * Join our (free!) community here. * Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. * Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the
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1:04.0	Hello there, welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to another episode of Sustainable Minimalists,
1:09.0	a twice-weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.
1:14.8	On today's show, we are discussing all things trash bags.
1:19.4	And if, as I'm saying that, you're thinking to yourself,
1:21.8	oh heck no, that sounds so boring if that's you
1:25.3	you have not heard me talk about trash bags before today I am bringing you back to high
1:30.8	school we are doing a good old-fashioned lesson I used to be a high school. We are doing a good old-fashioned lesson. I used to be a high school teacher and this is going to be so much fun.
1:38.0	And before we get started today, I am offering you have to
1:45.0	have to choose one.
1:47.0	If you had to choose right now, before hearing
1:49.7	the information in today's episode, which of the following trash bag options do you think is the best
1:57.6	one, the most eco-friendly one?
1:59.7	So another way of saying that is if you had to choose a trash bag which type would you buy.
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