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11. Landfills vary – if they are well maintained and active (compost plants are being turned over) then the packaging film or bags will rapidly disappear. Estimates suggest that carrier bags take up as much as 1% of landfill space so by making ours degradable we are freeing up a considerable amount of space. Carrier bags are often recycled in the home as bin liners so a secondary benefit is that any contents of a sealed plastic bag will also be released to degrade.