Can we talk about poo bags

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Does the council care what kind of bags we use, what kind go into the dog muck bins? I don't think they do. Does it make difference to incineration?

I just use other household bags (reuse/reduce), like in pic. Doubled usually.

I walk other people's dogs 3-4 times/week.

2 little dogs (tiny amounts produced) 2 big dog walks (lots of muck)

I notice other people buy & use special poo bags. Decorated with little bones or paws etc. Sometimes I retrieve these types of bags unused from ground/trees, so I am gradually building up a stash of them I may give out to the the town litter pickers. They are thin and sometimes very small. I imagine you can easily carry lots of them all wrapped up when new.

Just wondered what if any other strategy others had in their bags of choice!

I like the beco bags which come on a roll and live in a handy little dispenser on the lead. It means I can't forget to take poo bags out with me!

Pippa & Max compostable as it bugged me I was adding to plastic waste in landfill.

Large & reassuringly solid.

I just use nappy bags from the supermarket - cheaper than poo bags.

I'd be worried about air holes in food bags?

I use extra-strong compostable poo bags with tie handles to trap the smell and to make sure there are no holes or splits.

I use the little rolls. They fir in a dispenser attached to the lead that has a little flashlight for poo locating in the dark. Very handy.

I buy a box of the rolls on Amazon.

I do stash a couple in my pocket in case the roll is empty suddenly.

They are decent bags that don't have any holes. I would be horrified if I used a bread bag or similar that had a hole. Yuck, yuck, yuck.

Anything but bloody Sainsburys!
Black, biodegradable. Two labradors, one bag collects both poos.
I get through three bags per day. I hate Sainsburys bags.... did I say that?

What tf are they light green, see through and with no 'handles'???
These are not poo bags. These are pale green, see through small plastic bags!!! 😡

Beco bags.

Strong. Can hold something that would have exited a small cow. Compostable.

Ticks the boxes for me.

One of the dogs I walk had a bag dispenser for a while on her collar; I didn't like it, made noises, looked not nice, seemed weird.

Yes need to watch for holes if I use an old food bag. Bread bags are pretty safe to not have holes. I can double up the bags if any doubt when scooping. Sometimes one walk gets thru 6-7 big bags for the big dog, so I'm happiest to not use virgin bags.

Nappy bags- they usually have good handles which makes tying easier and are cheaper than dog poo bags.

If the local dog poo bins go to a local incinerator I’m not sure there’s much point buying compostable bags.

B&m thick bags on a roll. Real bags for big dogs 😀

Nappy sacks here. Probably not the best environmentally but at 6am with the prospect of getting small people fought into uniforms and off to school they clear up the cr*p that would if left to the environmentally friendly teenagers be left in a pile on the lawn 🙄

I think poo bags need to be biodegradable - that is if you are disposing of them in the dog poo bins . Bread bags etc wouldn't be biodegradable .

I use cornstarch blend bags as I worry about plastic. Only if I have to; if possible I bury the poo or move it into bushes as biodegradation is the most environmentally friendly option

Another vote for beco bags. Sturdy enough for my friends sprocker and contain the stink! Which considering I have a cockapoo who sometimes identifies as a Labrador/beagle cross is essential!!!

Sorry to answer your question, no. As long as the poo is picked they dont care. Ive lost my handy dispenser and had to use a nappy (yes an actual pampers nappy from a minded child, not that they were wearing it at the time) to scrape up poo. I dont recommend that.

The council doesn't specify.

I use Ancol. They're the right size and biodegradable. Strong but easy to use.

I just use nappy bags from the supermarket - cheaper than poo bags.
Interesting as we use poo bags instead of nappy bags for the same reason. Bulk bought a load of biodegradable poo bags from Amazon so much cheaper than any nappy sacks I could find.

I think the poo bin contents are always incinerated, too.
The special doggy waste bags... they seem so thin! If I have to lug the waste to a dog bin 300+ m away, I like to double bag to guarantee thicker layers, at very least to reduce smell and risk of accidental puncture.

Must admit I resort to sniffing my hand if any doubt about accidental contamination & then whipping out the hand sanitiser. One of the dogs I walk seeks tall dense bushes to leave her deposit on, sigh.