jrussel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > jumpinjackflash Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Excessive to whom?! The nappy sacks are used > > because they smell nice and are the right size > not > > because we want our dogs to be treated like > > babies. Doh! > > > > Are carrier bags biodegradable? > > It just seems a little silly to use some kind of > purpose-made fragranced bag simply in order to > transport dog waste from the pavement to the > nearest rubbish bin. If a dog owner is too > sensitive to be able to cope with a bit of smell > for the few minutes this takes, then I am not sure > why they choose to be in charge of an animal. In > any case, I would have thought that if you use a > normal plastic bag you would just tie up the top > of it in which case there would be no smell > escaping from it and likely to offend you. > > Carrier bags aren't biodegradable, of course, but > most people have a surplus of them at home, so you > are creating no extra waste if you then use them > to pick up dog waste. By purchasing "Nappy Sacks" > you are creating extra waste, not only in the > materials they are made from and whatever chemical > treatments are applied to them to create the > fragrance, but in the extra packaging they are > presumably supplied in. So because I want to use a fragranced nappy sack it means I shouldn?t own a dog?? Are you for real? Also, the reason I don?t use carrier bags is that I don?t keep them in my household. When I shop at Sainsbury?s I use two of their big re-useable fabric-type bags thus automatically me ?greener?, therefore I am entitled to buy as many Chanel No 5 fragranced turd bags as I like thank you very much. Finally, environmentally friendly or not, at least I do pick up after my dog.