Tree Hugging Family » poop bag http://www.treehuggingfamily.com Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:39:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Do You Always Pick Up After Your Dog? http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/do-you-always-pick-up-after-your-dog/ http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/do-you-always-pick-up-after-your-dog/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:00:27 +0000 Peggy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/do-you-always-pick-up-after-your-dog/ Post from: Tree Hugging Family

]]> pick-up-after-dogs.jpgI have to avoid a lot of poo on the sidewalks near my apartments. Some of it is goose poo, but a lot of it is doggie poo. I even catch people from my windows who merrily leave their dog’s waste outside.

Do you know someone like that? Are you someone like that?

An eco-friendly doggie product, Skooperbox, can help solve the problem. Skooperboxes are made of 100% recycled paper, clip on leash, and can be thrown away after use. Simple. And they biodegrade quickly.

The Skooperbox contest ends at midnight CST on June 12. And it’s open to international readers. All you have to do is go to Paw Luxury (the cool green pet shopping sponsor of this contest) and spot an item you like. Then, go to the contest post and tell us in comments what item you like.

You don’t have anything to lose, except maybe a bad habit. : ) Five winners will be randomly selected. Be one of them.

Photo via flickr.

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in June 2008

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]]> http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/do-you-always-pick-up-after-your-dog/feed/ 2 Green Your Dog with Biodegradable & Compostable Poop Bags http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/green-your-dog-with-biodegradable-poop-bags/ http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/green-your-dog-with-biodegradable-poop-bags/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00:24 +0000 Peggy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/green-your-dog-with-biodegradable-poop-bags/ Post from: Tree Hugging Family

]]> What’s so bad about dog poop? It biodegrades by itself. When your dog goes at the park or on the sidewalk, why can’t you just put it in a plastic bag from the grocery store?

dogwastebags.jpgThat’s one way to reuse a plastic bag, but doing so preserves the poop instead of letting it biodegrade. Can you picture that? Mummified dog poop. Plus, if you remember your reusable shopping bags, you won’t have plastic shopping bags on hand anyway. Not to mention, plastic bags are on their way out as many retailers are starting to encourage reusable shopping bags.

A friendlier option is to put your doggie’s poo into a BioBag, the first compostable and biodegradable (paper and plastic free) poop bags ever. They are made from GMO-free corn.

According to BioBag, your options for disposal widen to include burying or composting (can include with your yard waste in many communities). Composting those plastic grocery store bags just wouldn’t work.

Since cat waste is toxic, composting it isn’t recommended, but BioBag sells biodegradable litter pan liners for disposal.

BioBag dog waste bags are available from a variety of sources, including Urban Leash and Treat who sells them for $5.60 for 50 bags.

Would you try BioBags for your dog?

Image via BioBag.

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