In Jan 2022 scientists have warned that 415 billion dog poop bags are disposed annually, which is up to 1.23 million tons. In fact, two of the most popular dog poop bags are made of ​​polyethylene, one of the most prevailing plastic wastes. The plastic waste we contribute doesn’t degrade, but instead breaks down into ever smaller pieces. Every week we consume about a credit card’s worth of plastic through water and food we consume; that’s 40+ pounds over our lifetimes… The plastic pollution harms our environment as well as our health.

FTC has also warned that many dog poop bags that claim to be earth-friendly or biodegradable don’t actually break down within a year, and some never degrade at all. While plant-based bags are compostable, few commercial composting facilities in the US accept pet waste and most of the bags end up in landfills.