The first order of these worked perfectly for us. The second and third order however, isn’t so great. The bags are still durable but you end up wasting bags when trying to tear off a new bag. When you seperate the bag to open it tears and is a challenge to tear along the perforated segments without tearing. It is a small annoyance I am aware, but impossible not to waste bags due to this flaw and with a product that is purchased to save on the environmental impacts I am left with disappointment. Like I said, the first order roughly a year ago worked perfectly. Somewhere along the production of these products it has gotten worse. Could be a quality control issue that is an easy fix, but it is enough of an issue for me to review less than favorably on a product that means well in environmental impacts. I am hopeful of the company looking further into this. Since it was my second and third order it wasn’t a fluke on one roll as I had two rolls that were purchased at different times with the same issue.RecyclingWe use this bag inside our compost bin and it goes right into the compost pile when its full. The bags disappear with time in the pile. It serves its purpose well. We still have to be careful when we take the bag out of the bin to go outside because there is drippage but it saves the bin liner from all the goop and mess.We’ve purchased these several times and they do decompose in our compost pile nicely. We have to take the bag out every night to make sure they don’t leak but that’s the price you pay for something that’s actually compostable. I will say our most recent roll is incredibly difficult to tear. Will still probably repurchase though.I first bought these bags in July 2018 and loved them, so when I ran out in March 2020 I clicked the 'Buy it Again' button. What arrived was a completely different product from 2 years ago. They are much thicker, and the perforation area attaching the bags together is much harder to tear than before. It is difficult to distinguish the top from the bottom, and it is difficult to get open once I've determined where the top is - so much so that I often second-guess my determination that it is the top. The previous thinner bags were very easy to deal with, and I miss them. They occasionally 'blew out' at the bottom, but that's the nature of compost bags if you let them sit with compost in them for several days. I believe they made these newer bags thicker in an attempt to deal with complaints of them being too thin, but I believe they went too far in the redesign. I really don't like these new bags, and will be buying a different brand next time.Could not find the openings that allow you to tighten the drawstrings. What a total waste of my money. Would have given no stars but had to give at least one star in order to post this sorry review. Very disappointed.Used as compost bucket liner. Works OK but could be stronger. Perforations between bags on the roll are poor. You must be very careful when tearing a bag from the roll or you will shred the top of the next bag on the roll. They do decompose in the compost pile.Being environmentally conscious, as we should all be, I purchased these for my compost pail. I put a paper towel on the bottom just to be sure that nothing leaks if I keep the same bag in the pail for a few days, and they have been great. Every time I use one, I think it is another piece of plastic saved on our planet.