Going green isn’t just for people. Dogs as well as dog owners can help protect the environment we all share. With health concerns like cancer and environmental issues such as pollution, climate change, global warming, land degradation, ozone depletion, resource depletion, and waste disposal plaguing the earth, concerned citizens are making the effort to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Many of these concerned citizens are dog owners.

According to the American Pet Product Manufacturers Association, there were 74.8 million dogs listed in the National Pet Owners Survey of 2008-2009. That many dogs can make a significant impact on the environment. It only makes sense that pet owners include their furry family members in lifestyle changes that protect health and the planet we live on. A few tips can have dogs happily going green.

• Have pets spayed or neutered. Pet overpopulation takes up valuable resources and contributes to pollution.
• Adopt pets from a shelter. Those who want a specific breed can find just what they’re looking for at a breed rescue.
• Pick up after the dog, using paper or biodegradable poop bags. Never use plastic which does not break down in the landfill.
• Feed dogs organic pet food that is free of hormones and chemicals that may be toxic to the canine body.
• Recycle household materials for bedding. Some of the family’s old blankets or towels work well as do old pillow slips stuffed with foam packaging peanuts.
• Pay attention to packaging of pet items. Recycled, biodegradable, or none is best.
• Use shampoos and other grooming products that are free of phosphates, sulfates, and other chemicals that can be harmful to the environment.

While many dog owners are responsible, many still do not clear up their dog’s mess which can be a problem to others. When the shear numbers of dogs are taken into account, we can see the potential scale of the problem in various regions:

• 4 million tons – It is estimated that dog owners do not collect over 4 million tons of dog waste annually.
• There are an estimated 66 million dogs in the USA

Reasons to pick it up? Let’s see below:

“I don’t understand why people don’t pick up their own dog’s poop. It’s not right! In order to have a clean park for you, your pet  and other community members to enjoy, it needs to be clean! You should always pick up your dog’s poop, especially when poop bags are readily available at the park.”—-quote from a responsible pet owner

1. For reasons of good hygiene, risks to human health and to comply with many laws related to dog fowling.

2. Many world Governments are reducing the use of plastic bags as they can be harmful to the environment. As a result, many shops and retailers no longer provide free plastic bags, and some companies charge money for plastic bags. 

3. 20-30% of all pollutants in waterways attributed to dog waste – Pollutants originating from rainwater run-off via sewer systems, and dogs pooping near watersheds or
 beaches. Overall, it is believed dog waste is third or fourth on the list of contributors to bacteria in contaminated waters.

4. 4th highest generated waste – Plastics are the fourth highest generated waste in the U.S., originate from petroleum which is non-renewable, do not biodegrade, and take hundred of years to break down naturally. 

5.  Plastics are the least recycled with a 6.9% recovery rate. In 2006, the U.S. produced 29.5 million tons of plastic and only recycled 2.04 tons.

Above are already quite a few reasons why you should use dog poop bag (it is even better to use biodegradable ones)

SHIT HAPPENS — but we are prepared to wrap it up   

   J-Trend offers good range of quality biodegradable dog poop bags (we are not compostable;not made from crops/corn) in nicely designed retail packaging.   They are the most hygienic and enviornmental-friendly bag to manage any unexpected dog wastes. 

200 bags/roll
13′ long x 8′ wide                                                           
0.7 Mil Thickness
OXO-BIODEGRADABLE formula (by d2w)
Made with recycled content
Packed dispenser box for used for Standard Pet Station

We are confident to provide value-added biodegradable dog poop products upon your market requirement.

If you ever consider to add/convert /replace your current ordinary plastic dog poop bags to biodegradable ones, please kindly consider our expertise.  We are ASTM 6954 approved and we are the authorized distributor of d2w additives (proven solution to make the plastic biodegradable thus eco-friendly) from Symphony Environmental (www.d2w.net)

Oh reminders: responsible pet owner knows to pick up after a dog, and there are still plenty of signs around reminding us all the time! When trying to live a little more green, opting for those biodegradable bags is a great start, but what about composting the waste afterwards? We can talk about this soon in the next Blog article.

Lastly, environmental experts, who are concerned about toxins, pollution and waste filling our rivers, trees, air, and food, are urging pet owners to adopt lifestyle changes to conserve the earth’s natural resources. We are talking worldwide! 

 *Sources:

 http://blog.earthbark.com/

 http://waste-reduction.suite101.com/article.cfm/help_your_dog_go_green

 http://www.petsugar.com/Pet-Peeves-Children-Sticking-Hands-My-Dogs-Face-1797235

J-Trend Systems Co. Ltd is the only authorized d2w distributor in Asia (Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Japan, and Korea) aim to covert ordinary plastic to degradable & controlled-life plastic to provide value-added plastics that is based on the most commercial viable and cost-competitive technology.

*Oxo-biodegradable plastic technology provides the safest, most cost-effective method of degrading plastic, with control over the degradation time. d2wTM controlled-life plastic are products with proven oxo-biodegradable technology. Before d2wTM oxo-biodegradable plastic starts to degrade, it is as good as ordinary plastic for strength, sealability, printability, and clarity; when it starts to degrade, it does not release methane or toxicity – withouting causing harm and disposal problem to the environment.”  

On 11th March the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of the UK Government published a Report from Loughborough University entitled “Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Oxo-degradable Plastics Across their Life-cycle.”

A detailed response has been prepared by Symphony Environmental Technologies, a British public company quoted on the London Stock Exchange, developing and supplying Oxo-biodegradable plastic technology under its d2w trademark.The Loughborough Report has confirmed that oxo-biodegradable plastics:

* DO DEGRADE ABIOTICALLY IN A NORMAL ENVIRONMENT

* DO DEGRADE ABIOTICALLY UNDER ELEVATED TEMPERATURES IN LANDFILL

* DO BIODEGRADE

* DO NOT EMIT METHANE EVEN DEEP IN LANDFILL

* ARE SAFE FOR FOOD CONTACT

* CONTAIN NO HEAVY METALS

The report has also confirmed that:

* PRO-DEGRADANT ADDITIVES ARE NOT HARMFUL AND HAVE NO NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN THE PRODUCTION AND USE PHASE

* THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF BIO-ACCUMULATION7 NOR ANY HARMFUL EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

* THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ACCUMULATION OF POLLUTANTS

* THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT DEGRADABLE PLASTICS ENCOURAGE LITTERING

However, the report contains some very strange recommendations about oxo-biodegradable plastics in relation to recycling, composting, and other issues, which are not supported by the evidence.

The report was, prepared by four members of staff at Loughborough, none of whom are professors, and none of whom is a specialist in oxo-biodegradable technology. They state that their recommendations are their own opinions, and that their views do not necessarily reflect DEFRA policy or opinions.

Loughborough University did not do any experiments itself, and none of the Professors in other universities with specialized knowledge of oxo-biodegradable plastics were chosen to peer-review the report.
In fact, two of the three assessors of the Report are engaged in bio-based plastics, which is a totally different product, in competition with oxo-biodegradable plastic. One of them is a well known advocate of bio-based plastics, who appears from his website (www.msu.edu/~narayan/general.htm) to be connected with companies that produce bio-based plastic products.

The Oxo-biodegradable plastics industry was not given a draft of the Report before publication nor asked for its views on the “Key Findings and Recommendations.” Symphony regard this as inappropriate.

For a full copy of the response document, go to d2w.net.

*Above articles are published in 5 other languages:

French: http://www.packagingeurope.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nNewsID=35121&switchlan=2

German: http://www.packagingeurope.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nNewsID=35121&switchlan=3

Italian: http://www.packagingeurope.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nNewsID=35121&switchlan=4

Russian: http://www.packagingeurope.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nNewsID=35121&switchlan=5

Spanish: http://www.packagingeurope.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nNewsID=35121&switchlan=6

Source: Symphony Environmental Technologies and  http://www.packagingeurope.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nNewsID=35121

J-Trend Systems Co. Ltd is the only authorized d2w distributor in Asia (Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Japan, and Korea) aim to covert ordinary plastic to degradable & controlled-life plastic to provide value-added plastics that is based on the most commercial viable and cost-competitive technology.

*Oxo-biodegradable plastic technology provides the safest, most cost-effective method of degrading plastic, with control over the degradation time. d2wTM controlled-life plastic are products with proven oxo-biodegradable technology. Before d2wTM oxo-biodegradable plastic starts to degrade, it is as good as ordinary plastic for strength, sealability, printability, and clarity; when it starts to degrade, it does not release methane or toxicity – withouting causing harm and disposal problem to the environment.”  

J-Trend Systems Co., Ltd. we are proudly being as a member of Biodegradable Plastics Association and supply degradable plastics in Asia (Taiwan, China, Vietnam)

Click here to check the entire document d2w Certificate

What is d2w®?

d2w® is a low cost additive for polyethylene and polypropylene which causes the plastic to break down into a biodegradable form (the long plastic chains break down into shorter chains which can then be accessed by micro organisms which break them down to carbon dioxide and water.

Every 1Kg of d2w® additive to produce degradable plastics, you save 0.206 tons carbon footprint.