Comments on: Recent Shipment of Green Pay-As-You Throw Bags “Defective”

By: SFmaster

SFmaster — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:42:50 +0000

Most of my PAYT bags rip. Especially the yellow. It’s terrible and I would never ever consider putting my trash directly into them. I assumed several months ago that there had been just one too many cost savings, production changes and now they are all terrible. Of course this is particularly frustrating because there is no way to switch to a better product. I hate all the extra plastic.

By: MelissaM

MelissaM — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:13:45 +0000

Cranky, like Steve, I’ve never had a problem with any of the PAYT bags. I read the complaints, and acknowledge them, but have never once in 7 years had any of these. And no, I don’t generally lead a charmed life.

By: decaturite16

decaturite16 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:28:56 +0000

I thought all pay-as-you-throw bags were defective.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:53:06 +0000

I have a roll of those defective green bags…. made for a particularly slapstick trash morning a couple of weeks ago. I tied the bag and pulled it out of the can… The bag came and the trash stayed. So I put another bag over the top of the can and flipped it over. When I lifted that bag off the floor, again the bag lifted…and well, apparently there wasn’t a bag bottom to speak of. Complete mess….litter, scallops, the works…. I swept up all the trash into a white kitchen bag and mopped the floor. I set the white bag on the street and the trash crew picked it up… I have a new roll now and they seem to be working…. but I will take my leftover defective ones to public works… I was planning on calling them.

By: Bijoux404

Bijoux404 — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:36:28 +0000

Thank you, DM, for posting this.
I wish the announcement had been more specific — the bottom of the green bags I have are not sealed. It’s not the usual neck pulling off when you lift it but an entirely new delightful issue.

Maybe that’s the silver lining? When the bottom drops out the tie string at the neck doesn’t have a chance to pull off!

I was peeved about the trash on my floor. I was disappointed when I wrote the City and found out they already knew there was a problem but had not put the word out, and now I find I am perplexed at the wording they chose.