Where can I buy more compostable liner bags?
A growing number of retailers are stocking compostable bags suitable for use in the food waste collection program. These include: • Fairway Market • 49th Parallel Grocery • The Green Store (Port Place Mall) • Thrifty Foods • Wal-Mart • Save On Foods • Quality Foods • Shoppers Drug Mart (Country Club store) • Naked Naturals Whole Foods (Parksville) • Zellers • Home Depot • Canadian Tire • London Drugs • Home Hardware • and other supermarkets and retailers in the region such as some of the janitorial/cleaning supply outlets. You should be aware that prices vary considerably between different stores and also between different brands of bags. Acceptable brands include BioBag, EcoFilm, Compost-A-Bag, Eco-Safe-6400, Great Value and Al-Pak (Wal-Mart store brands), Glad Compost Bags, Bio Life (Shoppers Drug Mart brand), and BioSak. Look for the “Compostable” logo to ensure the bags you buy are approved for use in a composting system.
