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This always irked me about my wonderful doggie poop bags. For 3 years I've been using Earth Rated bags made out of corn starch but they go into the same bin as
by INTPenis 6y ago
This always irked me about my wonderful doggie poop bags. For 3 years I've been using Earth Rated bags made out of corn starch but they go into the same bin as all the plastic poop bags. So they literally drown in a sea of plastic because I don't want to just leave them by the road.
- Steve44 6y agoI've had a quick look at those bags. They seem to do two types, one has an Oxo-degradable additive which is currently being banned in the EU[1] because all it does is break the bag down into microplastics. The visible litter problem may be reduced but it's not a good solution to anything. Their other bags, the light green ones, are only industrial compostable. They will stay as a plastic bag unless they go down the correct waste stream. People leaving their dog poo bags has been a problem for years, in the UK they are know as Dog Poo Trees and are disgusting. [1] https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/wrap-caught-up-in-degradable-plastics-row/ https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/wrap-caught-up-...
- verall 6y agoYour full dog poop bags are not commercially compostable. Dog poop is nominally compostable but if most people were composting their pet's waste the concentration would be way too high. I pick up my dog's shit with BPI approved baggies because I want the plastic to break down, but mass pet waste needs to go into a real landfill with liners and vents and stuff.