Price (excluding P&P)

£9.45

(from New Internationalist Shop website)

Description

It seems strange that conscientious dog owners 'pick up their dog poop... (which is 100% biodegradable) ...only to pop it' into a plastic bag that will be with us for 100's of years! So here we have a system for fully biodegradable, 100% Compostable Doggy Doings Bags! The Pouch holds loads of Bio-bags with room to also keep a few dog treats as well. Clip it to your lead and you won't forget it! The Bio-bags are as natural as Dog waste, as unlike normal plastic bags which take 100's years to break down, Bio-bags are a revolutionary renewable natural materiel made from GM-free corn starch and vegetable oil that breaks down in as little as 40 days, in a healthy composting environment. Bio-Bags bags are certified as compostable according to the European standard EN-13432. We know that plastic bags are not cool, but aren't there already alternatives? Not like Bio-Bags. As other 'degradable' bags are blends of Polyethylene (PE) with additives (including heavy metals) that cause the bag to eventually shatter into smaller and smaller pieces leaving plastic debris in the environment. Bio Bags are - Easy to use, with no tying required; Biodegrades quickly, reducing long term and short term littering effects. Can be treated hygienically in sewage plants with sludge digestion and will biodegrade quickly under these conditions; Leak proof, yet allows moisture evaporation so the contents can dry out; if they are stood on 'they won't mess the feet'; Bio-bags allow for aerobic biodegradation, preventing the smell that occurs when dog waste 'ferments' in a closed plastic bag; The Bags can be digested safely by animals, reducing the risk of accidental death from animals eating plastic waste; Can be stored for up to 2 years (degradable plastic bags last for only 6 months). The decomposition process is activated by use.