Doxie owners know that it's important to clean up after their kids when they're out on walks. Some use the ubiquitous roll of blue bags; others use grocery-store bags. The result is the same: a little bag of poop that will spend decades in a landfill. This year, resolve to make a simple change that will have a big impact on the world: Use BioBags Biodegradable Dog Waste Bags instead.

Hank won't consider using anything non-biodegradable when doing his business

Rated #1 by Whole Dog Journal, BioBags are just what they sound like: poop bags that break down quickly into compost. Made of a proprietary material known as "Mater-Bi," an environmentally-conscious alternative to the polyethylene-based plastics more commonly used in dog-waste bags. Other companies sell bags whose manufacturers claim their products are biodegradable; BioBag is the only company whose bags are 100% compostable.

BioBags are more expensive than free grocery store bags and many other types of non-biodegradable poop containment systems, but on Amazon, you can buy 210 bags for $27, enough bags to last quite a while. They are often available on eBay, too, but usually at a higher price.

Making a small change like this can have a huge impact on your environment. For example, in San Francisco, animal waste comprises 4% of residential waste. That's a lot! If even 10% of the population switched to biodegradable bags, think of how much less confusing our landfills will be to alien archaeologists...

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