As a responsible dog owner, you know it’s important to pick up your dog’s poop. But what happens after that? Trapped in a plastic bag that can take 1,000 years to decompose, your dog’s poop might ...

The main dog walk essentials are a dog collar, a dog leash and dog poop bags. Responsible dog owners should always be armed with a bag to clean up after their pets. Though scooping poop isn’t exactly ...

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That's the face of the No. 1 plastic bag consumer in my household. It belongs to Pierogi, my chonky Dachshund mix with googly eyes and punctual bowel movements. Every day at 7 a.m., 2 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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From unconditional love to Insta-worthy photos, dog ownership comes with an endless list of perks—but poop duty, alas, is not one of them. Unless your pup consistently does their business in your ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. In the United States, one of the best-selling dog waste bags on Amazon is compostable. So far, so green.

We love all the pups in our life, although we admit we don’t love clean-up duty and all the tiny plastic bags. A study from 2022 estimates that in the course of our daily walks and playtime, we go ...