Is food waste bags profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £1.1M/yr across 21 tracked products. 4 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.2%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (59/100).

How competitive is the food waste bags niche?

19 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in food waste bags?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Eco Friendliness, Thickness. The return rate is 0.2%.

When does demand for food waste bags peak?

Demand peaks in Apr; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the food waste bags niche?

Listings span £1.68–£11.33; the average listing price is £6.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,409 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

food waste bags

Launch it

A $1.1M/yr market growing +8.2% this quarter with returns at 0.2% — clears our launch bar.

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible17.5%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Great£1.1M

£1.1M/yr · 1.0M searches

Brand share

Great57%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good55%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Okay2,409.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+8.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Avg price

Bad£6.12

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£1.68–£11.33

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, food waste bags is a £1.1M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr. Verdict: Launch it — 59/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

food waste bags market data

Units sold / yr: 150K–200K; avg 6,000–8,000/product
Revenue / yr: £918K–£1.2M; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 17.5%
Avg BSR: #112
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 95%
Sponsored: 90%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 44 months
Avg seller age: 181 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

19 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

38%

KeenKiD26%
Waste Not11%
GREENER WALKER8%
HXSEMAYIG6%
Kitbest6%
Generation earth6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Open Trend

Top food waste bags search terms

food waste bags280K/yr +28.4%14.3% conv.
compostable food waste bags179K/yr -10.2%10.7% conv.
biodegradable food waste bags117K/yr +4.1%11.0% conv.
food caddy bags67K/yr +16.7%12.1% conv.
compostable caddy liners33K/yr +39.5%9.1% conv.
caddy bin liners52K/yr +3.5%11.1% conv.
food bin bags56K/yr +5.7%17.6% conv.
food waste caddy bags42K/yr -5.1%12.4% conv.
compost bags26K/yr +6.5%6.8% conv.
food bin liners18K/yr +39.3%11.0% conv.

All search terms

Top food waste bags products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

KeenKiD Small Biodegradable Bin Bags 6L Heavy Duty Food Waste Bags Compostable Caddy Liners Recycling Clear Green Garbage Trash Bags 120 Counts 1.2 Gallon

KeenKiD£5.614.4★2,460 rev

Waste Not Compostable Caddy Liner 100% Natural Material 100% Biodegradable Bin Bags 10L Capacity Roll of 20

Waste Not£1.684.6★608 rev

Greener Walker 6L-150Bags 100% Compostable Biodegradable Bin Liners 6L/10L/30L Food Waste Bags with EN13432 Certificate Caddy Kitchen Bin Liners

GREENER WALKER£8.464.5★31,493 rev

150PCS Small Biodegradable Bin Bags 6L food waste bags small bin bags Compostable Caddy Liners(35cmx40cm)

HXSEMAYIG£4.554.4★272 rev

Biodegradable Bin Bags Liner 120 Counts 10L Food Waste Bags Trash Bag Small 10 Litre Compostable Compost Caddy Liners Recycled Degradable Rubbish Garbage Bag for Kitchen Office Green. 45 x 50cm

Kitbest£6.364.4★3,719 rev

Newest

by launch date

7L compostable bin liners food waste bags caddy liners biodegradable bin bags green compostable bags dispenser bin liners eco food waste bags

EnviroMaxx£5.62109 rev

6mo ago

Small Biodegradable Bin Bags 6L with EN13432 Food Waste Bags Compostable Caddy Liners 6L/5L/4L/3L

PBRNWB£4.95139 rev

8mo ago

Biodegradable Food Waste Bags 6L Small Compostable Caddy Bin Bags Liners Clear Green Food Recycling Garbage Trash Bags for Kitchen Home Office Supplies 120 PCS

GaiOiva£5.66157 rev

10mo ago

150PCS Small Biodegradable Bin Bags 6L food waste bags small bin bags Compostable Caddy Liners(35cmx40cm)

HXSEMAYIG£4.55272 rev

11mo ago

120 Counts Biodegradable Bin Bags 10L Small Bin Bags Food Waste Bags Recycled Degradable Rubbish Garbage Bag(45 x 50cm)

Nakalixir£4.10159 rev

11mo ago

What buyers say about food waste bags

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall16%

“Reliable quality”

Value For Money16%

“Good value for money”

Strength15%

“Good strong bag”

Size-Overall11%

“This fitted my bin just right”

Eco Friendliness6%

“eco-friendly”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“As advertised”

Leak-Proof4%

“Doesn't leak”

Bin Capacity3%

“Useful bin bags”

Durability3%

“are durable”

Thickness3%

“The material is thick”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall29%

“It will not fit”

Eco Friendliness8%

“Dont believe they are biodegradable”

Thickness7%

“also a little thicker”

Bin Capacity5%

“Not quite big enough for a small food bin”

Quality-Overall4%

“cheap and wasteful”

Value For Money4%

“No better than less expensive options”

Strength3%

“Too flimsy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Misleading product description”

Leak-Proof2%

“leak all the time”

Material Quality1%

“The material is also very thin”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall56%

Bin Capacity18%

Eco Friendliness8%

Quality-Overall4%

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

Thin2%