FabLittleBag Reviews 

total waste of money. could not even get the pad in the bag. The whole lot thrown in the bin. not worth one star

I bought these thinking they would be fully biodegradable, but apparently they're not now. The company says they've moved away from biodegradability to sustainability, using the excuse that they won't properly break down in landfill. The problem is, you've then got more plastic that won't really break down at all. Apparently they're "partially" biodegradable (at least according to the descriptions on sites like Amazon that sell them), but with recycled plastics, it means they'll end up adding more microplastics in the end, which is still rather bad for the planet. Fellow ladies, you're better off buying paper disposable bags and just putting them in a sanitary bin and/or having compostable bin liners in a small bin in your bathroom that you only put used tampons in. You can take steps to mitigate or eradicate any odour issues, and then put them in your compost bin. I've now got this awful plastic bags in my compost bin having bought them having read descriptions saying they were biodegradable.

I've given two stars because other than this issue, they're useful and you can fit several in them to cut down on the amount of bags you're using because they're actually expensive for what they are, and there's plenty of space, so it's wasteful to just put one in. Just use a clip to keep them sealed, put them in a reusable bag if you want and bin more of them in one go later.

We need less plastic in the environment, not more, even if it is recycled we should be trying to get this stuff out of landfills, not adding to it. Companies like this ought to be working in partnership with landfills to reduce the amount of plastics going in them rather than making out biodegradability is bad (I was reading the FAQs on their website). I won't be buying these again until they stop actually contributing to the plastic problem. Find a better way.

REPLY: When it comes to biodegradability, I search 100% biodegradable/compostable. I don't buy anything (knowingly that is) that doesn't give a full description and it should have a seedling logo on it. I am trying to be as zero waste as possible. You're right that many products that say they're biodegradable aren't, but I'm meticulous in researching the details of such products and avoid the ones that haven't made it clear.

When I bought FabLittleBag, I read they were biodegradable. Perhaps the description has changed? I'll try to remember to send an email soon, but if you check the Q&A section on the product page on Amazon, the response is: (FabLittleBags are biodegradable, most commercial collections of sanitary waste end up being incinerated, but a lot of domestic waste goes to landfill, so we wanted to ensure that if FabLittleBag ends up in landfill it degrades and will not be hanging around for decades to come , unlike most other sanitary bags.... Do let us know your thoughts on FabLittleBag should you go ahead and give them a try! Thanks TeamFab By FabLittleBag Seller.)

I read your FAQ on your website, and unfortunately still find the approach disagreeable despite understanding your reasons. Though I do respect your product is perhaps better than most others, I still believe there is a better method out there to ensure biodegradability in the long term. While public toilets are typically still using plastic bin liners, carrying paper bags, dropping a used organic product inside and binning it, I think is better overall. There should be no need to carry around a blood-soaked bag with a used product inside it. I sail on tall ships as a volunteer/hobby, and they have a paper version of these bags in the ladies toilets on board, which I've never had any issues with while at sea. I've never carried around a paper bag with a used product inside, or needed to. A few fresh paper sanitary bags in a clutch or another container is more than sufficient. It's going in a bin after all, and no contents of any bin are sanitary or pleasant in any way, so I don't see the issue in that regard.

I understand what you're talking about when it comes to the issues with landfill, but as I've said, there are better ways out there, you/we just need find them. I won't claim to know everything, because I don't, but as I understand, there are 100% biodegradable/compostable bags out there made of substances like potato starch, so there must be something you could use and keep on encouraging landfills to up their game. Were it up to me, I'd campaign on getting all landfills to siphon off methane (etc?) and work at splitting up biodegradable waste and non-biodegradable waste. I understand this would be an arduous and long-winded task, but in all honesty, how do we progress otherwise?

I have now out of space on here, so I can't reply again. Can you be reached from that email you gave to tal further if required? I am nevertheless interested in learning more.

I was looking for a sanitary bag and this one is a handy little gem. Perfect to keep in my handbag, and dispose of my pads and tampons when I am out and about. I also use them at home, and it saves a lot of loo roll. I live in a house share and these bags are fab for keeping the bin looking nice and tidy. Love it!

I love this bag and have it always handy on my purse. How many times I have been at someone's house or in a public space where there was no bin or I was just embarrassed to leave an used tampon! It makes the whole experience of having the period way much nicer. Particularly, when camping, tracking or going to festivals. 

It really is a good looking bag and it's biodegradable, so good for a cleaner environment.

Nice company and great concept. Would love to see decent containers for their bags (unpenetrable to small kids ) so will wait for that to come out.