What kind of problems did the plastic bags cause?
The City determined that eliminating plastic bags improves the quality of Toronto’s compost and reduces the amount of waste requiring landfill disposal. Kraft bags decompose with the compost, whereas plastic bags don’t break down and must be landfilled. The City had tried various ways to separate the plastic bag from its yard waste contents, with little or no success. This means that pieces of plastic bags joined the material going through the composting process and contaminated the end product. Currently, no technology exists that is capable of screening out all plastic from the compost. The switch to kraft paper yard waste bags or rigid, open-top containers allows the City to provide you with a much better quality of compost.
