Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought these in Sept. 2012 to line a 1 gallon countertop compost pail after several years of using a large garbage bowl for kitchen waste. The pail has a vented lid with charcoal filter to prevent odors and a handle for carrying outside, so these liners do nothing more than keep the pail somewhat cleaner (they leak so the pail still has to be rinsed). If they do decompose, it takes much longer than large, dense items such as corncobs, banana peels and cauliflower stems. Coffee filters, shredded paper and newspaper have also disappeared, but these bloody green plastic bags are still there when I turn the pile. I'm afraid to cut them up for fear the bits will be ingested by wildlife scavenging in the compost. It's just not that much extra work to rinse the pail once a week. In fact, it's a little easier because I don't have to dry it before putting in another liner. Compostable bags are a great idea, but I'm afraid they don't work in reality. If they're not gone by Sept. 2013 I will remove them from the pile and they will go into the landfill with my municipal pickup. I'm no longer using them for food waste, but to pick up after my dog on walks. Edited on Sept. 20, 2013 to add: It has been a year and these bags remain in my compost pile somewhat degraded, but still visible. I'm sure they're better for the environment than ordinary plastic bags, which take centuries to degrade, but I don't believe they're worthwhile as compost can liners. I wonder if they do harm to wildlife and the useful organisms in composting. January 3 2015: I failed to remove them as I had said I would. Almost 2 ½ years and still there. I don't know what "compostable" is supposed to mean.