Tall Drink of Nerd: I Love Poop Bags
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A blogumn by Amy Robinson
Advice and observations from a somewhat tall nerd
If you share your home with an animal that poops, you’ll love Poop Bags too. I’m here to tell ya, cat poop has consequences!
One of my lesser of the “living green” New Years resolutions, was to stop flushing cat crap down the toilet. Did you know that the immense amount of cat poop flushed into our water supplies leading to the ocean 
leads to a rise in encephalitis in the Sea Otter population? Apparently the toxic bacteria in cat turds gets into the ocean water then enlarges the hearts of the little sea creatures, eventually killing them. I currently share my home with 3 cats, so I face a lot of poop challenges. I definitely don’t want to be responsible for killing sea otters. They’re cute and entertaining and not for human consumption.
With the lives of little Whisker-faced ocean critters weighing on my very soul, I swore, no more lazy flushing for me! I started using old grocery bags to carry the crap out to the dumpster, but that didn’t seem too friendly to the environment either. I turned to our old friend Google for a solution and up popped PoopBags.com — biodegradable bags for dog owners to carry on walks for poop disposal, but they work just as well for the scoop and dump of daily kitty clean up. So now every one is happy, the cats are happy, the earth is happy, I’ve kept my resolution and scores of happy sea otters can frolic in the sunset with disease free hearts.
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Amy,
I was just pondering about poop bags recently and I think this post solves my dilemma. I buy biodegradable bags to clean up after my pooch, but was wondering if the production of PoopBags still made it greener than reusing plastic grocery bags. I use canvas bags for shopping, so I don’t typically have plastic bags on hand, but wondered if buying a special bag just to clean up my dogs poop was a good green decision. I think this post affirms my decision to forgo the plastic sacks and buy the PoopBags.
Amy,
I was just pondering about poop bags recently and I think this post solves my dilemma. I buy biodegradable bags to clean up after my pooch, but was wondering if the production of PoopBags still made it greener than reusing plastic grocery bags. I use canvas bags for shopping, so I don’t typically have plastic bags on hand, but wondered if buying a special bag just to clean up my dogs poop was a good green decision. I think this post affirms my decision to forgo the plastic sacks and buy the PoopBags.
Amy-
I’m also glad that you have provided a solution to the kitty poop disposal problem. I also am blessed with 3 cats who produce plenty of poop. I just started using the pine litter which I love! If you haven’t tried it I highly recommend it. Once it changes to sawdust you can actually use it as mulch. (For flowers, not so much for your vegetable garden). I’ve been using paper or plastic grocery bags, but like the idea of biodegradable bags. So much talk about poop, but as a natural byproduct of the kitty, we do have to deal :)
Amy-
I’m also glad that you have provided a solution to the kitty poop disposal problem. I also am blessed with 3 cats who produce plenty of poop. I just started using the pine litter which I love! If you haven’t tried it I highly recommend it. Once it changes to sawdust you can actually use it as mulch. (For flowers, not so much for your vegetable garden). I’ve been using paper or plastic grocery bags, but like the idea of biodegradable bags. So much talk about poop, but as a natural byproduct of the kitty, we do have to deal :)
Thanks Amy! We have 3 cats too and I’m currently trying to become a waste free house (SUPER hard)…and I NEVER EVEN thought about the poop!!!
Thanks Amy! We have 3 cats too and I’m currently trying to become a waste free house (SUPER hard)…and I NEVER EVEN thought about the poop!!!
Hurray for 3 animal households. Just like School House Rock says “Three, it’s a magic number!”
I’ve been looking for something like this! I’ve been using old grocery and vegetable bags, but this is much better. Are they big enough for the full litter change, or are they only good for daily scooping?
Hurray for 3 animal households. Just like School House Rock says “Three, it’s a magic number!”
I’ve been looking for something like this! I’ve been using old grocery and vegetable bags, but this is much better. Are they big enough for the full litter change, or are they only good for daily scooping?
Hey Debra,
The small bags are big enough for daily poo removal, but the PoopBags.com folks also sell a cat box liner type o’ thing that also serves for the full litter dumpage. One box of box liners has 40 bags which is 6 months for our double-box house and thisclose to a full year suppy if you only have one box. (I suppose in a one kitty house-hold it might work for a whole year, but who can have just one kitty?)
Hey Debra,
The small bags are big enough for daily poo removal, but the PoopBags.com folks also sell a cat box liner type o’ thing that also serves for the full litter dumpage. One box of box liners has 40 bags which is 6 months for our double-box house and thisclose to a full year suppy if you only have one box. (I suppose in a one kitty house-hold it might work for a whole year, but who can have just one kitty?)
I’ve been using biodegradable poop bags & they are often shitty quality (pun so totally intended), have holes in the bottom, bad perforation, etc. These look like they will rock my pet turd world! Thanks for the tip!
I’ve been using biodegradable poop bags & they are often shitty quality (pun so totally intended), have holes in the bottom, bad perforation, etc. These look like they will rock my pet turd world! Thanks for the tip!
Clearly you are the master of the poop. Had poop bags been around during the viet nam war, we wouldn’t be in Iraq right now. (sorry just having a bit of fun).
As the husband of a fanatical poop surveyer, it’s nice to know that there is actually a “green” way of dealing with what would otherwise be “below the radar” in environmental disasters. (Who doesn’t love otters, they’re almost as cute as cats :)
Thanx for unearthing a great idea and having the guts to put “poop bags” in the title. Let’s hope the people at Poop Bags pick up on your rant and start to use it in some of their advertising (if they do any), cuz this is reason enough to buy their product.
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Clearly you are the master of the poop. Had poop bags been around during the viet nam war, we wouldn’t be in Iraq right now. (sorry just having a bit of fun).
As the husband of a fanatical poop surveyer, it’s nice to know that there is actually a “green” way of dealing with what would otherwise be “below the radar” in environmental disasters. (Who doesn’t love otters, they’re almost as cute as cats :)
Thanx for unearthing a great idea and having the guts to put “poop bags” in the title. Let’s hope the people at Poop Bags pick up on your rant and start to use it in some of their advertising (if they do any), cuz this is reason enough to buy their product.
Me Yow!
Seen
I flush my dog’s poops down the toilet with a flushable dog poop bag. Most eco-friendly way to get ride of poops. BUT NOT CAT POOPS. DO NOT FLUSH CAT POOPS
The company is called Flush Doggy.
There are flushable dog poop bags. The best answer probably because dog poop can get treated just as your poop is.
FlushDoggy, is a fully biodegradable, flushable(water soluble) dog poop bag that is very eco-friendly. Dog poops are best to be flushed down the toilet and degrade naturally , just as our own poops. Stop destroying our earth and start educating the public, one poop at a time. Be a responsible owner and go green for our pets.
flushdoggy.com offers FREE SAMPLE TO TRY !
Flushable Dog Poop Bags
I flush my dog’s poops down the toilet with a flushable dog poop bag. Most eco-friendly way to get ride of poops. BUT NOT CAT POOPS. DO NOT FLUSH CAT POOPS
The company is called Flush Doggy.
There are flushable dog poop bags. The best answer probably because dog poop can get treated just as your poop is.
FlushDoggy, is a fully biodegradable, flushable(water soluble) dog poop bag that is very eco-friendly. Dog poops are best to be flushed down the toilet and degrade naturally , just as our own poops. Stop destroying our earth and start educating the public, one poop at a time. Be a responsible owner and go green for our pets.
flushdoggy.com offers FREE SAMPLE TO TRY !
Flushable Dog Poop Bags