We were very excited when Sun Chips (fish flakes for humans, as Rebecca put it so well) came out with a compostable bag. What a great idea! Sadly, the bags don’t live up to the promise. The photo shows two bags. The one on the left sat in full sun, while the other was in our compost pile (not buried). I don’t know exactly how long these bags have been exposed to the elements, including New Mexico’s monsoon season, but it is more than the 13 weeks the bag says it takes to completely compost.

If you’ve picked up one of these bags, you know they make such a weird and load rustling noise. No one sneaks a chip without the rest of the household knowing about it. (As if the orange residue wouldn’t give you away.)