Why Louis and Phoebe Poop Bags are the best ones to use in NZ
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Simply, always pick up your dog's poop when out and about with your dog using a Home Compostable Poop Bag.
The NZ Law
Under the Plastic and Related Products Regulations, plastic bags or products containing pro-degradent additives are strictly prohibited. You must use Certified Home Compostable or industrially compostable or paper. (There are no industrial compostable facilities in NZ for poop bags).
Don't get confused with Biodegradable and Home Compostable they are very difference.
Biodegradable means a material can break down naturally by bacteria or fungi, but it has no strict time limits and may leave behind harmful microplastics. Home compostable means the bag is certified to break down completely into safe, non-toxic soil in a backyard compost heap within a specific timeframe (usually under 12 weeks)
Louis and Phoebe manufacture their poop bags in accordance with the New Zealand and Australian Home Compostable standards, Australian AS 4736 / AS 5810 (There is no certification in NZ), although New Zealand stipulates that they must biodegrade to a natural fertiliser in your compost.
What are the benefits of Louis and Phoebe Poop Bags
- Our poop bags biodegrade in Landfill and are home compostable.
- Unlike most poop bags sold in NZ our poop bags do not need sun-light or oxygen to break them down. There are no microplastic’s and they do not fragment.
- Certified in accordance with the New Zealand and Australian Home Compostable standards. AS 5810.
- We make ours stronger, bigger and, easy to open to protect you.
Despite being home compostable and the NZ law saying that they must be home compostable there are no industrial facilities in NZ to compost pet waste bags so the majority of them are put into general waste and go into landfill. This is because animal waste carries pathogens and parasites that local councils cannot legally process them.
As a company I did my research and sourced the best manufacturer that I could find to produce our poop bags, my focus trying to help the planet and keep people safe.
We get great feedback about our Louis and Phoebe Poo bags and try to play our part as a responsible business.
So yes they are Home Compostable and yes put them in the red bin but they will break down quicker and will not leave fragments like most other brands.