Disposable bag liners - are they truly biodegradable? I have had a colostomy for just over a week and, just yesterday I finally reviewed the load of reading materials I was given when I came across an order form for Biodegradable Liners. My first thoughts: OMG what a no-brainer - just remove, flush, replace.
But are they really biodegradable? I can't find much information on what materials they are made of but they certainly don't look biodegradable, unless one considers that they will finally be gone in a thousand years, like a plastic bag. Has anyone got access to any studies, reports, etc. on this product?
I suppose an alternative would be to throw away the 'flushable' liner, full of poop. I mean, all of my used bags will be going to the Land Fill to join the billions of 'disposable' diapers, DEPENDS, menstrual products, and dog poop wrapped in plastic bags.
There really isn't a good solution just a choice of the best of the worst: #1 sending used PLASTIC bags to the landfill, #2 flushing bag liners into the sewer system, or #3 sending full bag liners to the landfill. Mine is #2 because, I'm old. I've cared all my life but now I just want to enjoy whatever years I have left. I've passed on the burden of caring to my grandkids. Good luck with that.