If you’re looking for a more environmentally friendly dog waste bag, then you could consider swopping over to a greener product. We have 3 brands for you to look at, read on to see if your current waste bag is as ecofriendly as you think..
Poo Bags – All dog lovers use them, but which ones are best, to help reduce plastic and help the environment?
There is a problem with many of the normal dog waste bags that are on the market, many of these have issues that make them a poor eco-friendly choice. Many waste bags come with the tag of being “biodegradable” however this is not always as it seems and can at times be misleading. These "biodegradable" waste bags can take many years to degrade no matter where they end up.
Despite many waste bags having eco-friendly claims, biodegradable dog poop bags often end up in landfill due to insufficient composting infrastructure or confusion among pet owners. In landfill, biodegradable bags break down anaerobically, releasing methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Methane significantly contributes to global warming, negating the purported environmental benefits of these bags.
Most waste bags sold in the UK are OXO-degradable, (refered to oxo- degradable or oxo bio-degradable) these are made from a PE type of plastic which means they do NOT naturally biodegrade.
These types of OXO-degradable bags are made with ordinary plastic to which chemical additives D2W or EPI are added, this then makes it impossible for the bags to breakdown to a natural molecular level in short period of time meaning we are then left with the remaining microplastics.
Terminology of the Poo Bag world
- Biodegradable: This may sound eco-friendly, but they ultimately contribute to environmental harm by persisting as microplastic particles, posing long term ecological threats. This can be toxic to the environment and can easily contaminate things they come in to contact with.
- Recycled: While a step in the right direction for reducing waste, they do remain environmentally problematic as they ultimately breakdown into forever lasing microplastics particle.
- Oxo - Degradable: These are the ones we need to avoid as they will not breakdown due to their chemcial addatives.
Remember Biodegradable and recycled doesn’t mean plastic free or ecofriendly!
So, what we are looking for in our waste bags so we can be as green and as environmentally friendly as we can, we all need a certified compostable and biodegradable bag.Compostable and biodegradable means these bags are made from a cornstarch blend, these are environmentally superior waste bags as they naturally decompose without leaving any harmful microplastics behind.
For a waste bag to be certified compostable and biodegradable then it will show a numbered TUV OK HOME COMPOST logo printed on it.
Here at Healthful Pets we love these 3 brands these are our choice for EcoFriendly, biodegradable waste bags.
The Green Poop Bag – Compostable Poo Bags
The Green Poop Bags are fully biodegradable and compostable; these are a truly eco friendly brand. These bags are large and have easy to tie handles. They don’t create microplastics and the poop bag will degrade completely into the natural elements around us.
The Green Poop bags have easy to tie handles and are unscented, they are VEGAN friendly. These come in a box of 120, priced at £9.90.
Adios Poop Bags
Adios Poop Bags are compostable and biodegradable made from cornstarch and PBAT these are environmentally superior as they naturally decompose without leaving any harmful microplastics behinThey come in lovely colours and can be purchsed as a pack of 60 priced at £5.29 or as a pack of 120 priced at £8.49.
BIO DOG Waste Bags
BioBag Dog Waste Bags are made from plant-based natural materials. They will decompose within 40 days in a well functioning composting environment. The BioBag logo is a guarantee that you have chosen a natural, compostable product which will break down completely. Leaving no harmful residues behind.
These Biobag Dog Waste Bags come in a box of 40 priced at £4.75 
One thing to remember when you are using a Biodegradable and Compostable Poop bag they do come with a best before date, this is because they are made from natual ingredietns that will slowly degrade over time, but don't worry they all have lots of life on them.
