{"id":12427,"date":"2010-11-10T19:09:09","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T23:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=12427"},"modified":"2010-11-10T19:24:33","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T23:24:33","slug":"review-dsolv-lawn-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/11\/review-dsolv-lawn-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Dsolv Lawn Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Review_dsolv_package.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12437\" title=\"dSolv Lawn Bags \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Review_dsolv_package-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Review_dsolv_package-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Review_dsolv_package.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Okay, by the title of this post you might be thinking, &#8220;Andrea, what is this? I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s food.&#8221;\u00a0 And you&#8217;d be right, it isn&#8217;t food!\u00a0 But it is a product that is green and made for the home.\u00a0 Plus it&#8217;s made right here in Ohio, therefore I had to talk about it!<\/p>\n<p>Andrea, who works with <a href=\"http:\/\/dsolvbag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">dSolv<\/a>, contacted me asking if I would like to try out these lawn care bags and I immediately jumped at the chance!<\/p>\n<p>If you live in an apartment or a place where your yard work is maintained for you, this will be of no interest.\u00a0 But if you have a yard where you are responsible for its maintenance, then you&#8217;ll want to read on.<\/p>\n<p>Most of us are probably used to dealing with those huge paper lawn care bags, right?\u00a0 They hold grass and other lawn debris and each week we dutifully set them out by the curb to be picked up on trash day.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/dsolvbag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">dSolv bags<\/a> are meant to be replacements for the paper lawn bags.<\/p>\n<p>The dSolv bags are made from corn and other plants to form a starch compound that is entirely compostable.\u00a0 Andrea sent me the starter kit which contained:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The dSolv sleeve<\/li>\n<li>Mesh bags<\/li>\n<li>Handle for carrying the loaded bags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been having amazing weather here in Columbus this week and Scott and I decided to take advantage of it and finish up the last of the yard work.\u00a0 It was time to get the yard prepped for winter, which involved raking leaves, pulling up dead plants, and one last mow.\u00a0 One person is supposed to be able to handle getting the bag ready to be filled and I took on the challenge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Review_dsolv_me1.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12436\" title=\"Me prepping dSolv bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Review_dsolv_me1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Review_dsolv_me1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Review_dsolv_me1.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You have to put the sleeve inside the mesh bag.\u00a0 I already opened the sleeve so I had to collapse it again.\u00a0 That was alright but I couldn&#8217;t get the snaps to shut, so I had to have Scott help me.\u00a0 Yes I realize my outfit is a tad funky but doing yard work in the winter doesn&#8217;t really scream high-fashion, ya know?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12430\" title=\"Me prepping dSolv bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me2.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Once the sleeve was collapsed again, I was able to slide it into the mesh bag and adjust it so I could open it again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me3.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12431\" title=\"Me prepping dSolv bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me3.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me4.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12432\" title=\"Me prepping dSolv bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me4.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Opening the sleeve by releasing the snaps on the sides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me5.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12433\" title=\"Me prepping dSolv bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me5.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me6.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12434\" title=\"Me prepping dSolv bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me6-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me6.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me7.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12435\" title=\"Me prepping dSolv bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me7-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_me7.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Ah I did it!\u00a0 Though I did need Scott&#8217;s help again with the snaps.\u00a0 It was a little awkward for me to manage on my own but I think that&#8217;s due to my first time use of the product as opposed to a design fault of product.\u00a0 With some practice I would be able to put this together in no time flat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_bag.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12428\" title=\"dSolv Bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_bag-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_bag-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_bag.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>I went around pulling up dead plants and tossing them in the bag.\u00a0 The mesh lawn bag is a really fine mesh that expands as it gets full.\u00a0 It is very lightweight but also extremely sturdy.\u00a0 More so than you would initially think.\u00a0 I did have to keep an eye on it so that it wouldn&#8217;t topple over from being unbalanced but that really wasn&#8217;t a big deal. It didn&#8217;t distract from my task or from using the bag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once the bag reaches a certain level of fullness it did become a little awkward to carry around and use.\u00a0 The mesh bag is longer than the sleeve which left me wanting to fill it more with debris but with the sleeve only covering so much that became a tad difficult.\u00a0 Once the sleeve starts to slide out, there&#8217;s no stopping it and it will continue to progress on out of the mesh bag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_bag_full.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12429\" title=\"Filled dSolv bag \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_bag_full-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_bag_full-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Reveiw_dsolv_bag_full.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I was able to fit all the dead plants and weeds in one bag.\u00a0 I tied a knot in the top and carried it to the driveway.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t use the handle because I didn&#8217;t have much space at the top of the bag.\u00a0 If there were compostable twisty-ties, I think they would work really well here!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At the top of each bag is a green tag to indicate that these bags are compostable and that the lawn service people are allowed to take them.\u00a0 On the bag I used the tag fell off and I had to reattached it.\u00a0 From carrying the mesh bag on the side, I did create a small hole by stretching out the mesh this however did not result in any spillage of debris or weaken the structure of the bag at all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Cons and Pros list:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does take some getting used to.<\/li>\n<li>The sleeve can slip out of the bag easily.<\/li>\n<li>Twisty-ties would be a great addition, instead of having to tie at knot at the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Pros:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lightweight, even when full.<\/li>\n<li>Perfect for plant, weed, and leaf debris.<\/li>\n<li>Mesh bag so if it gets rained on, it won&#8217;t hold water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>In Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Normally I tote a large trashcan around with me as I&#8217;m doing yard work.\u00a0 It&#8217;s easy to move around plus I can store some yard tools on it.\u00a0 With these mesh bags, I can&#8217;t store yard tools because it makes the bag heavy on one side.\u00a0 That&#8217;s really not a huge issue though.\u00a0 These mesh bags work great for lawn debris.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure if the mesh is small enough to handle grass clippings but it certainly can handle everything else.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The huge bonus<\/strong> to these bags, aside from being compostable, is the fact that they are mesh.\u00a0 If it rains, the contents will dry out quickly.\u00a0 With paper lawn bags, the contents won&#8217;t dry out and the paper runs the risk of falling apart from being wet.\u00a0 The mesh bags are also a lot smaller and compact than lawn bags thus making them lighter for the trash guys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I had questioned whether our trash men would pick up the bag and they did without issue.\u00a0 Whew!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Would I use these bags again?\u00a0 Definitely for handling weeds, plants, and tree trimmings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I think a great place for these to be used would be community gardens or clean-up projects.\u00a0 They are light and compact for travel, plus they would be easy to hand out to volunteers.\u00a0 Just a suggestion!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Give <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dsolvbag.com\" target=\"_blank\">dSolv<\/a> a look and see if there is a retailer located near you!\u00a0 Even more incentive, some of the profits from this product are donated to maintain local parks in the areas where dSolv is sold.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Disclaimer: I was contacted to test out this product and the product was sent to me for free.\u00a0 I was not compensated in anyway for this review and my experience, thoughts, and opinions are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, by the title of this post you might be thinking, &#8220;Andrea, what is this? 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