Packing Up Poop

[bastetservant]

One really big issue for me is that I don't want to add more plastic to the landfills. So flushing, as long as it is kept to a minimum, is good, in my opinion. I'm gradually getting away from taking plastic bags at stores. If I decide to use biodegradable bags for cat waste, I'll be tying them off and then throwing them in the garbage, but not within a plastic bag.

Robin

 

[alpine'smom]

I use Biobag doggie poop bags. One large poop bag is big enough for a day or 2's worth of 2 cats' waste. I knot the end and toss it into a Diaper Genie that's lined with a kitchen size Biobag. That gets thrown in the regular trash ever week. I feel good that the waste is in biodegradable bags that can break down in a landfill with ease. And, the Genie contains smell really well, an added bonus.

 

[catapault]

Very little biodegrades in a landfill. There is so much "stuff" that everything compresses. No air, no decomposition. There is, in fact, a college-level subject called "garbology." They excavate, wearing scuba type gear to prevent asphyxiation.

Here's the Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbology

and a very basic article about biodegradation in landfills: http://environment.about.com/od/recy...degradable.htm

 

[alpine'smom]

Originally Posted by Catapault

Very little biodegrades in a landfill. There is so much "stuff" that everything compresses. No air, no decomposition. There is, in fact, a college-level subject called "garbology." They excavate, wearing scuba type gear to prevent asphyxiation.

Here's the Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbology

and a very basic article about biodegradation in landfills: http://environment.about.com/od/recy...degradable.htm

Thanks for the link.

I will continue to use corn-based biobags however. I'd rather send those to the landfills than plastic grocery bags, which I can recycle at my local supermarket.