[prostoalex]

Yep, that's by far most recyclable item in the house. The usage balloons with various (mostly unpleasant) cases such as diapered baby, sick cat or just plain love for French cheeses. I guess it's far more enviromentally friendly to use an entire 13 gallon trash bag per each of those incidents.

[abalone]

> I guess it's far more environmentally friendly to use an entire 13 gallon trash bag per each of those incidents.

That's an absurd assumption. You can purchase a small amount of ziploc style bags for such cases, which are right-sized and thus less wasteful and also are better suited for the task as they have a proper seal.

[prostoalex]

One could, but

Ziploc bag with a slider seal, 15c a bag https://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Slider-Storage-Bags-Count/dp/B...

Most common trash bag, 11c a bag https://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Drawstring-Kitchen...

And as you correctly noted, ZipLoc bags are not a staple of most households, one needs to remember to purchase them. Trash bags are in a "must have" league with toilet paper and tooth paste.