Flush dog poop or keep buying biodegradable bags?
How to be eco-friendly with your pup’s wastes
If you’re Earth-friendly and surrounded by those who aren’t, pretty much everything you do that’s abnormal will be met with looks of, “Why are you doing that?” When buying refreshments, I always opt out of straws and am met with confused expressions from cashiers and waiters wondering how I will possibly drink from a cup. (I own stainless steel straws that are always in my glove compartment. Also, my brain knows how to communicate with my hand and wrist to tip a cup as a backup plan — learned this handy technique as a toddler.)
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I also own a bidet, which frustrates everyone trying to operate “that thing that makes my butt wet.”
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I haven’t bought napkins in months. I didn’t intend to stop buying them, but the hoarders in 2020 kept buying them all online and in stores. I started using my collection of microfiber cloths as a temporary substitute, and then I couldn’t figure out why I ever bought napkins in the first place.
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To no one’s surprise, I have a recycle bin and a shelf set aside solely for recyclables around my home. I’m used to the sighs and eye rolls from my eco-friendly lifestyle, and protests when I unplug and turn lights off during Earth Hour.
I’m a tree hugger — clearly. But I never really thought much about biodegradable garbage bags until I became a professional dog caregiver in March 2019. My two prior dogs were paper-trained and/or only seemed to want to release themselves in the basement or backyard. Our family had a stack of newspaper that we kept downstairs and would shove it all into the same garbage bag as we used for regular garbage as opposed to individual plastic bags. By default, that’s more Earth-friendly than individual bags.