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A few companies started using cardboard bread tags (made from recycled paper) these days. I guess compostable bread bags will be next.

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I'm in Canada, and every loaf of bread I've bought in the last few months (Ontario and BC) has cardboard bread ties. The loaf currently in my cupboard is Dempster's brand (a major bread producer), but I'm don't know what the other brands were. The cardboard ties look exactly like the plastic ties, except they're made of cardboard; and they work just as well.

Milk bags still come with plastic ties, but that might be because milk is much heavier and condensation could potentially cause the cardboard ties to get soggy.

Please excuse my ignorance, but you can buy milk in a bag?

Yes, and it's way better than jugs and cartons. In eastern Canada, it's the primary way milk is sold. You can buy cartons if you only need a small amount, but 4L jugs are only available at a few convenience stores and are not sold in grocery stores.

A larger bag contains three 1.33 L sealed, transparent bags of milk (4L total). Pop the bag into a jug (special jugs are sold for this, but any old jug will work) and cut one corner off to pour it. Minimal waste, super easy to pour, no lid required, doesn't take up so much room in the fridge, doesn't take up so much room on the dinner table... what's not to love?

> what's not to love?

It's a single use plastic with no chance of reuse.

I don't know; they make great sandwich bags when they're rinsed out. Just roll the top and hold it with a spring clamp.

Yes, not all of Canada, but definitely in Ontario:

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTPgd4HUk4w

[1] https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/02/04/so_we_drink_...

And, as for the paper/cardboard thingies, the website is up on them too and is eagerly monitoring the developing situation:

[2] http://www.horg.com/horg/?page_id=2936

I've been saving my plastic ones as the cardboard ones are unusable if you don't eat all the bread at once and need to reclose the bag.

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