Best recycling bags

If you have a large number of recyclables cycling through your home, then having a dedicated recycling bin may be a good option. Simplehuman Recycling Bags has fantastic can liners built to take everything you throw at them. Our favorite is the Code K Recycling bags with a 9-12 gallon capacity, but you can also get them in larger or smaller sizes. These bags are super reliable, and can easily hold up to 30+ pounds without any chance of rips, tears, or leaks. You get 50 bags in a pack, and they're see-through, so it's always clear that the bags are full of items for the recycling plant and not a landfill!

When you're in a hurry being able to trust the brand name of the recycling bags you grab can make that choice much easier to make. Hefty Recycling Tall Kitchen Bags are durable, and perfect for cans or broken down boxes from deliveries. You get 60 bags in each box, and they're see-through, making it easy to tell what is inside. This option is also super affordable, making it an excellent opportunity for families on a tighter budget. They even have odor control, so that your kitchen never gets stinky from recycling that sits for more than a few days.

If you have a lot of paperwork coming through your office, then having a dedicated recycling bin near your desk may be a good call. In that case, you may want smaller bags that fit your office bin. OKKEA Trash Bags are a perfect size, with a 7-10 gallon capacity. They're thicker than some alternatives at .98 mil, and you get 60 bags in a box.

Recycling is one small way that households can do their part to help slow down global warming by limiting how much waste they send to landfills. The Inwaysin Biodegradable Trash Bags go one step further by delivering bags that will degrade over time instead of becoming more trash that needs to be dealt with. There are 75 bags in each package, and they're quite thick at 1.18 millimeters thick. These bags are also compostable, leak-proof, and tear-proof, so you can trust them to take out the trash without any extra mess!