how old is that apple core?

One of our favourite sites - Ideal Bite - has a tip on taking a load off our landfills.

Did you know that regular plastic bags not only take ages to decompose, but that they actually PRESERVE what's inside?

Ideal Bite advocates the switch to biodegradable bags, which cost a little more, but are just as strong, and biodegrade in as little as 10 days -- finally allowing those food scraps to decompose!

For all you Canadians, Grassroots sells BioBag kitchen bags on their site, which are certified 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable bags made from corn.

stoop and bio-scoop

I'm fortunate enough to be dogsitting a friend's adorable Yorkie, and while his poop is small, I felt terrible yesterday as I only had a regular plastic grocery bag kicking around.

A quick stop by the pet store and I scored some compostable dog waste bags from Biobag.

The bags do not contain any polyethylene-based ingredients, so they are 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable.

These babies decompose within 40 days in a well-functioning composting environment, so they're a great alternative to normal plastic bags that take more than 100 years to decompose.