Sure, it feels weird, smells weird, or it just looks gross. Not to mention, carrying a poop-filled bag is awkward until the bag can be disposed.
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.
Skupr is handy, convenient and uses naturally biodegradable and disposable cartridges for dog poop pickup to help reduce our plastic contribution.
The casings that house cartridges are made from bioplastics (e.g. PLA, TPS).
Here's a quick look at Skupr *
* Patent pending
It's simple to use your Skupr:
Before a walk, place a disposable cartridge inside the casing.
For waste pick-up, open the casing and press the casing with cartridge base on the waste. The cartridge base design helps collect and hold the poop.
Close the casing and push through the opening to lock the cartridge.
When ready to discard, open the casing and push through the opening to eject the cartridge. The close the casing.
Enjoy the walk with your dog while protecting our environment!
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Usage
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Skupr Casing: $8
Personalize your casing with text, such as:
"I ❤️ Buddy!"
250 Cartridges: $17.50
The cartridges are shipped in a compact dispenser box.
Thank you to all the amazing product testers and reviewers!!!
“Congratulations Ravi for designing a simple to use, handy pooper scooper with biodegradable disc inserts! All the best for making it available for all pet lovers!”
Mrs. Rajani Joglekar
Retired Environmental Scientist
Skupr is very aesthetic and I believe this will work well. It is small, sleek, and self explanatory! Very glad for the biodegradable cartridges. I would love to see this product on these aisles.
- Aj T. , Assistant Manager
Questions or Feedback? We would love to hear from you.
Also, we are designing accessories. Please reach out if you are interested in helping test these. Let's together try to make our planet green!
Ravi Prabhune
I am fascinated by all things hands-on, where I can touch and feel the things that I develop/make from my imagination. My senses crave the smell of wood, the sounds of a woodshop and the sight of a 3D printer!
I love to come up with something new that the world hasn’t seen before and can benefit from!