compostable produce bags?

[Sheri Doyel]

Hi AUA – We’ve started using compostable bags for lettuce/greens sales in our cafeteria fridge, and are finding that they don’t hold the product as well… its gets wilted a few days in ones’ fridge.  Are all compostable bags the same?  Does the ingredients make them work better?  Any tips on good bags that the customer will appreciate for storage are welcome!

Thanks!

Sheri

 

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[Bill Ladd-Cawthorne]

Hi Sheri!

In my limited experience, those green compostable greens bags are always kind of gross.  Strangely, the green compostable t-shirt bags work great!  Have you considered trying something like this folded paper box?  You can't see the contents when it's closed, but those compostable bags aren't clear either, at least the ones I've encountered.  You could also try a compostable box with a clear recycled plastic lid, but that would cut pretty deeply into any profit you're trying to make.  I guess this hasn't been too helpful.  I hope someone has a solution!

Best,

Bill

[Renee P]

I find that is you don't close the bags, roll them down and leave them widely open at the top, things don't get gross as fast.

Alternative idea: source 100% post-consumer recycled paper bags, as long as it's just paper bag, pretty sure those are fully compostable too.

Good luck!

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