Whether plastic, plant based or compostable, most dog waste bags will still end up in landfill
In the United States, one of the best-selling dog waste bags on Amazon is compostable. So far, so green. Paying slightly more to clean up after fido in an earth-friendly way casts a double halo—you can be a responsible dog parent while making a point to avoid plastic’s myriad sins.
Not every bag is worthless. U.S. readers who deposit their bagged dog waste in their back-yard compost can rest easy. So too can Canadians, in whose country many municipal composting facilities accept,But for everyone else, compostable poop bags are just another example of how corporations continue to shift the responsibility for effectiveaction onto individuals, rather than adopting the kind of systemic change necessary to make a real impact.
More often than not it’s zoning regulations and concerns about worker exposure to potential biohazards that get in the way, says Goldstein. “Pet waste truly is compostable. If the bag it is packaged in is also compostable, you could really solve a landfill problem.” That said, she doesn’t buy compostable pet waste bags herself. Her town doesn’t offer municipal composting, so there is no point in spending more on a greener product, she says.
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