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More than half of local authorities reported “an increase in both unbagged dog poo left on the ground and bagged dog poo, for example left hanging from railings or trees” since the start of 2021, in a recent survey by Keep Britain Tidy.
While most dog owners are caring, responsible individuals, there are still some people who do not clean up after their pets.Of course, there are always trade-offs. Ours being that our bags not biodegradable. But equally, this means they won't produce methane in landfill and many studies have shown that compostable and biodegradable plastics don't biodegrade in the open environment (or even compost) either! What's more, unlike compostable and biodegradable poo bags that use precious food crops to make new plastic, our renewable content is from oyster shell waste, which is a far more sustainable material than corn-starch (or other food crops). 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. These walks typically take her between three and eight hours a month and take in two beaches in Tor Bay, woodland, residential areas and public paths.
The law states that being unaware a dog has fouled or not having a suitable bag is not a reasonable excuse. Poor training can cause all sorts of problems, including a greater tendency for owners to let dogs off their leads and for them to hare about more when they do – increasing the potential for those dogs to make their deposits far away where the owner can’t see them.Keep Britain Tidy has campaigned very successfully on the issue of dog fouling. In 2010, our high-profile ‘There’s no such thing as the dog poo fairy’ led to massive reductions in dog fouling in participating council areas. Some communities saw a decrease of up to 90%, while on average a reduction of 43% was recorded across the 94 participating local authorities. So I’m testing out the best dog poo bags to try to spread the word to more dog owners to be more considerate, to think about other footpath/park and countryside users – and to clean up properly after their dogs. Idris the lurcher is ready for his big moment – testing dog poo bags. The best dog poo bag needs to have three basic qualities. Why 30% virgin plastic? We use just 25-30% virgin fossil-fuel derived plastic, unlike biodegradable and compostable poo bags that use up to 80%. Our manufacturer has experimented with 100% recycled bags but found that this adversely affected the strength and quality of the bags. So for now, we need this 30%. But as technology changes we may be able to offer 100% oyster shell and recycled plastic bags in the future! 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?”
If someone does fail to clean up after their pet, it falls to the council to get rid of it. More than 90% of councils have dog wardens. We haven’t finished crunching the litter data for this year but I would say anecdotally, from what we’re witnessing, it looks like it’s getting worse,” she said. 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 should you do with your dog’s poop? EPA recommends either disposing of dog poop in the trash or flushing it down the toilet, where it will end up at your local sewage treatment center. What To Consider Oyster shells are sustainable - don't rely on GMOs, deforestation, competition with human food production or chemicals (e.g. fertilisers, pesticides, etc) or fossil fuel guzzling machinery 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.
Lizzie Carr, founder of Planet Patrol, the waste data and collection charity, said: “As a paddle boarder I have come across countless dog poo bags carelessly thrown into bushes, lurking on the edges of riverbanks, hung on fences or simply left on the ground.”Comprehensive dog poo data is fairly thin on the ground, making it difficult to monitor trends with much precision. There is a growing consensus that problem is getting worse again, however. Why recycled plastic? The manufacture of recycled plastic requires less energy and produces fewer carbon emissions compared to compostable plastic. It also reduces the amount of plastic ending up in the open environment, landfill or incineration by capturing and re-using it. But you're a responsible dog owner who wants to do what they can for the environment and you realise that your poo bag usage is a big contributor to your dog's environmental pawprint.
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