Apr 07 2008
The Scoop on Poop
More than 4 million tons of dog poop is collected each year. Dog waste is thought to be third or fourth on the list of contributors to bacteria in contaminated waters. Yuck! (One more reason for you or your pets not to drink tap water.)
What can you do help? First, always pick up after your dog. But what do you put it in? Most people like to use the plastic bags that come from grocery stores. Unfortunately these bags are not biodegradable, becoming something that our great grandchildren will still be finding. It would be better to bring your own canvas totes to the grocery store and skip using their plastic bags at all. Many stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joes now sell reusable grocery totes for a mere dollar.
Back to the problem of where to put your dog poop. I never thought I would be suggesting this in a blog, but there is a solution: 100% biodegradable dog poop bags are now available.
For more information on dog poop bags, cat box liners and other environmental friendly pet products check out the Poop Bag website.
Why not compost that dog waste with your yard and food scraps? On the tap water front, tap water in Massachusetts is some of the most highly regulated h20 on the planet, believe it or not, more regulated than what pepsi, coke and nestle are selling to us in all those plastic bottles with designer names. If you are concerned about your tap water, filter it. For more info check out http://www.thinkoutsidethebottle.org/ Those bottles have got to be far worse than those bags…
Filtered water is the best way to go. I wouldn’t drink the tap water in Massachusetts if my life depended on it!