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After considering the above, we decided to make our poo bags from 20% oyster shell waste, 50% recycled plastic and up to 30% virgin plastic. So instead of making new plastic that contributes to landfill or incineration, we re-use waste (plastic and oyster shells) that was already destined to end up there. In this way, they do genuinely free up landfill space and reduce waste going to incineration overall. Our bags are recyclable, however due to the contents, sadly they cannot be placed in recycling and are intended for general waste! One of the concerning things that we’re seeing – along with the apparent increase in dog fouling – is a secondary form of littering in the form of discarded poo bags. Increasingly it seems people are just dumping those, hanging them on trees or leaving them on walls assuming that they’ve done their public duty,” added Dr Newburn, professor of criminology and social policy at the London School of Economics. Part of this new life involved getting a dog for a family pet. As pet owners yourself you will know that along with all the good things a dog can bring to a family they also bring a lot of crap (and I mean that literally). So what happens to compostable or biodegradable plastic in landfill? We were horrified to learn that not only would they potentially take years (possibly centuries) to breakdown in landfill, they would also produce methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. When we spoke with Dr Carly Fletcher, a Bioplastics researcher from Manchester Metropolitan University, Dr Fletcher advised the difference between plastic and compostable/biodegradable plastic in incineration was likely negligible. However we found one study showing PBAT (the main ingredient in compostable and biodegradable poo bags) releases significantly more carcinogens than standard plastic when incinerated. So what are the options, considering the above?
The problem with scaling up is who pays, with few councils keen to foot the bill. J Retinger, PooPrints’ CEO, argues that since pet licensing was abolished, a wider debate on the cost of man’s ever-increasing numbers of best friends is needed. “Communities have to start thinking about the impact of the pet population on our budgets: how are those costs being made up?” hold the poo in the hand you throw the ball with running the risk of a poo spillage (don’t even think about it). While most dog owners are caring, responsible individuals, there are still some people who do not clean up after their pets.
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And it’s not just the tourists – who everyone seems to blame – but the locals as well as I’m finding them in residential areas too,” Ms Beaumont says. Bags of poo collected by Hannah Beaumont on one of her walks (Photo: Hannah Beaumont)
It’s no wonder dog fouling is such a problem – there are estimated to be more than 8 million dogs producing more than 1,000 tonnes of mess every day in the UK alone. Consider where your daily walks take you. If you and your dog rarely venture beyond your neighborhood, flushable bags are a great choice. For longer hikes, choose scented bags that prevent odors from seeping out during all-day adventures. We also started questioning the logic that these compostable poo bags 'prevent plastic ending up in landfills and the ocean' - a common marketing trope. After asking our customers we found practically no one was composting compostable poo bags and over 95% were disposing of them in general waste i.e. landfill or incineration. This is in line with other research that shows home composting isn't a viable or scalable solution for compostable plastics.I realised this wasn’t a problem only I suffered, when one day sitting in car after walking my dog I saw 4 other people go through the almost identical ritual I had done 1 hour earlier. More Products for Your Pup: Best Pee Pads • Best Dog Car Seats • Best Dog Car Seat Covers • Best Dog Houses But experts say it goes further than the canine population increase with the rise in discarded dog poo the most visible symptom of a new generation of dog owners.
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