Why are dog poop bags a problem?
In Canada, over 5.5 million pounds of dog poop is generated by dogs each year.
Around the world over 500 million plastic poop bags are used annually.
When tossed into the trash, a single plastic bag can take over 500 years to decompose in a landfill. That’s a lot of plastic bags filling up our landfills and these plastic poop bags are filled with about 10 million tons of dog waste.
When this waste fails to decompose it produces flammable methane that contaminates our water systems.
Is it better to go with biodegradable or regular plastic poop bags?
The answer isn’t clear. On the surface, using biodegradable bags appears to be a good alternative to plastic and, in theory, it is a good switch from plastic dog poop bags. However, biodegradable bags are made with an additive that promotes the breakdown of plastic. The bag then breaks down into smaller, less manageable pieces, making it harder to recover than an intact plastic bag.
Biodegradable dog poop bags are also only biodegradable under certain conditions. They will not break down entirely and return to nature as some may expect when using biodegradable products.
In order for these bags to break down, they need constant exposure to oxygen, which they don’t get in a landfill—they just get buried by more trash. At this point, the bag of dog poop becomes “mummified” and actually remains just as intact as a plastic bag would.
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The Original Poop Bags
The Original Poop Bags are compostable pet waste bags that meet the ASTM D6400 Standard for Commercial Plastics. They can be composted along with organic waste in municipal composting facilities, though these facilities may not be available in your area.Â
Made out of plant fibers, vegetable oils, and starch, they are thick, leak-proof, and unscented. This means that even if you throw these in the trash, at least your bag wasnât made with plastics.
Theyâre available on Chewy and Amazon.
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