The average dog poo breaks down in just 7 days but the plastic bag it’s picked up in can hang around for over 1,000 years!
To put that into perspective: if King Harold had taken his dog for a walk before the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and used a plastic poo bag, it would still be sitting in the ground today, with another 50 years to go before it even starts to disappear!
Not all “biodegradable” bags are equal. Oxo-degradable plastics simply break down into harmful microplastics, polluting our soil, rivers and oceans.
Photo of a “biodegradable” bag gone wrong.
It started breaking down into microplastics in someone’s pocket.
That’s why we’ve created DIRTBAG Home Compostable Poo Bags, made from renewable plant-based materials and certified to EN13432 standards. They break down to nothing in up to 180 days, leaving no microplastics behind.
Every purchase also supports JAAN (Jakarta Animal Aid Network), helping to protect wildlife, including turtles affected by plastic pollution