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It genuinely breaks down, though it's fair to call it a bioplastic rather than a conventional plastic. The bags are made from PLA and PBAT (plant-based, not petroleum) and carry two compostability certifications, EN 13432 and Seedling. Industrial composting takes about 8 to 12 weeks, home composting about 3 to 9 months.

Both work. A home compost heap breaks them down in about 3 to 9 months; an industrial facility does it faster, in roughly 8 to 12 weeks. Either way, keep them out of the recycling bin.

Reuse them. They're sturdy enough to wash and reuse several times before they go to compost, which is part of what makes them better value than throwaway plastic.

Drop one tablet into the empty drum and run the drum-clean cycle or the hottest wash, with no laundry inside. The enzyme and oxygen-bleach formula reaches the drum, gasket and seals. One pack of 12 covers a year if you run it monthly, and it's septic-safe.

Yes. The compostable bags are made from plants, not petroleum, and are free from PFAS. The washing machine cleaner skips chlorine bleach entirely, using enzymes and oxygen bleach instead, and it's septic-safe. No PVA anywhere.