Cheap kitchen caddy liners

Shropshire Council has announced that they are running a trial selling compostable plastic bags to South Shropshire residents.  They are made from cornstarch, so they fully biodegrade within the compost-making process, and being a light green colour they are easily recognised as being the correct type by the collection crews.

The idea is to encourage more people to recycle their food waste through the Councils collection scheme by making it cleaner and more convenient.    The caddy liners have secure tie-top handles which residents have said they prefer.

The liners are available from Shropshire Council's Corve Street offices in Ludlow, the Customer First Point in Church Stretton and Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms. 

They are sold in rolls of 52. Priced at £3.99 per roll.

Councillor Mike Owen, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for waste, said

“We have listened to residents requests and responded by making the kitchen caddy liners available for just £3.99 from council premises in Church Stretton, Craven Arms and Ludlow.  The liners are fully biodegradable and are accepted in both the white sacks and green wheel bins used for the collection of garden waste, cardboard and food waste in South Shropshire."