"Andy Burns" wrote in message ...
Chris Hogg wrote:
What are they made of? Does it say on them? Some bags
these days are being made from potato starch
Some of the degradeable bags (tesco? maybe they've changed again since
the charges?) degrade in oxygen, so burying might not be the best idea ...


The bag says:

"The wrapper containing your magazines is 100%
recyclable - please treat this as you would a supermarket
carrier bag or similar plastic and recycle it.

If your recycling collection service does not accept these
plastics you can drop them off in the recycling bins at most
large supermarkets, along with plastic shopping bags."

In addition to which text there is the three twisted arrow symbol, in
outline, sitting on its base, with no number inside or other marking.

As the bag is to wrap paper (part of the Guardian), I do not think it would
need to cope well with water. It feels/sounds very smooth and slippery and
does not feel like the starch based polymer I have felt which tends to be a
bit more papery.