I recently stopped using trash bags so that I am, officially, a plastic bag free household. Whatever can't be composted or recyled goes directly into my trash can's removeable hard plastic insert. I put a little of my cats litter (it's just ground up walnut shells) in the bottom to keep down the smell and absorb any rogue liquids.
It's gone considerably better than I anticipated so far. Has anyone else tried eliminating trash bags? If so, how has your experience been?
My solution doesn’t appear to apply to you, since you’re practically plastic free, but for others reading, i use my milk cartons and bread bags (where the sandwich bread is packaged) as plastic bags. I clean out the milk cartons with water and let them air dry. They don’t smell, and I’m not using additional plastic for trash.