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Some positive climate news to keep us optimistic in the fight against climate change. Feel free to share your own climat...
23/01/2025

Some positive climate news to keep us optimistic in the fight against climate change. Feel free to share your own climate wins, big or small, below!🌎👇




Why biodegradable and compostable bags DO release microplastics into the environment…swipe to learn how it happens 👉 •••...
20/01/2025

Why biodegradable and compostable bags DO release microplastics into the environment…swipe to learn how it happens 👉




We’re over half way through Walk Your Dog Month so here are some tips on keeping safe whilst outside with your pup! 🦮🌳 •...
18/01/2025

We’re over half way through Walk Your Dog Month so here are some tips on keeping safe whilst outside with your pup! 🦮🌳




The Amazing Lhotse! A truly humble and modest superhero, Lhotse makes a significant positive impact every day without dr...
17/01/2025

The Amazing Lhotse! A truly humble and modest superhero, Lhotse makes a significant positive impact every day without drawing too much attention to himself. With the help of his loyal sidekick - ReSEAcled Poo Bags, Lhotse is cleaning our oceans, one poo at a time! 💩🌊

Dee Dee is wearing her ReSEAcled Poo Bag hat proud - and she's got good reason to! Every one of her poops 💩 directly red...
10/01/2025

Dee Dee is wearing her ReSEAcled Poo Bag hat proud - and she's got good reason to! Every one of her poops 💩 directly reduces the amount of plastic polluting our oceans, which is pretty cool 🌊.

We're super thankful to have Dee Dee and her parents in the Pet Impact family - fighting for cleaner oceans, one poo at a time with ReSEAcled Poo Bags 💙

Positive planet news is always a great way to feel optimistic about our Earth’s future! So please enjoy this story from ...
05/01/2025

Positive planet news is always a great way to feel optimistic about our Earth’s future! So please enjoy this story from the Galápagos Islands and their newly reintroduced Yellow Iguana population🏝️




Debunking the myths: Compostable and biodegradable plastics aren’t the easy fix they’re made out to be. Swipe to see the...
03/01/2025

Debunking the myths: Compostable and biodegradable plastics aren’t the easy fix they’re made out to be. Swipe to see the truths behind the labels! 👉🏼




2 million bottles worth of plastic saved from our oceans in 2024! 🌍💧 A huge thank you to everyone who supported us by ch...
31/12/2024

2 million bottles worth of plastic saved from our oceans in 2024! 🌍💧 A huge thank you to everyone who supported us by choosing ReSeacled poo bags, helping to clean up our planet! Here’s to an even cleaner, greener future in 2025! 🌱🎉



Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁❄️🎅 Wishing everyone and every pet is having a wonderful day. Lots of love from the Pet Impact family...
25/12/2024

Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁❄️🎅 Wishing everyone and every pet is having a wonderful day. Lots of love from the Pet Impact family! 💙

Keep your dog safe this holiday season by familiarising yourself with what they can and can’t eat! 🌲🍽️Some other key foo...
23/12/2024

Keep your dog safe this holiday season by familiarising yourself with what they can and can’t eat! 🌲🍽️
Some other key foods to keep your fluffy friend away from are chocolate, raisins, alcohol, leeks and chicken bones! ❌



Looking for a Christmas present for your fluffy friend? Our Dog Spa box and Good Dog Rewards box make the perfect gift! ...
14/12/2024

Looking for a Christmas present for your fluffy friend? Our Dog Spa box and Good Dog Rewards box make the perfect gift! Currently on offer but with limited stock 🐶 Just a reminder the last day for guaranteed arrival before Christmas is Wednesday 18th! 🌲✉️



With the colder weather and winters ‘official’ start date coming up, here are some tips to keep your dog safe throughout...
12/12/2024

With the colder weather and winters ‘official’ start date coming up, here are some tips to keep your dog safe throughout the season! 🌲❄️ If you have any of your own pet safety tips for winter please share below🐾👇



Pet Impact bags help fund the collection of ocean-bound plastic with Project Saaf Samudra! Swipe to learn more🌊 👉🏼•••   ...
07/12/2024

Pet Impact bags help fund the collection of ocean-bound plastic with Project Saaf Samudra! Swipe to learn more🌊 👉🏼



“👇Why the “birth” of our poo bags is important…👇Poo bags might seem like a simple necessity for pet owners, but their im...
03/12/2024

“👇Why the “birth” of our poo bags is important…👇

Poo bags might seem like a simple necessity for pet owners, but their impact on the environment can be profound. The materials used to create these bags are crucial to their sustainability. By utilising recycled plastic and other waste products, we transform materials that would otherwise contribute to landfills or incineration into eco-friendly solutions. This choice not only reduces waste but minimises the demand for new limited resources, meaning each bag can be a conscious step towards protecting our planet.

Using non-virgin (recycled or repurposed) materials is essential in the fight against pollution and resource depletion. It helps to close the loop in the recycling process, ensuring that valuable materials are kept in circulation and reused, rather than discarded.

“Waste-based” poo bags therefore have a more sustainable creation as compared to bags that are made using fresh resources, including “cornstarch” or “plant-based” poo bags.

So next time you reach for a poo bag, remember the journey it took to get to you and the impact its creation has on our environment.

If you have any sustainable-poo bag thoughts, please let us know ! 🌿💚

As Black Friday deals continue into the weekend here are some tips to keep your shopping as sustainable as possible! 🌳🛍️...
30/11/2024

As Black Friday deals continue into the weekend here are some tips to keep your shopping as sustainable as possible! 🌳🛍️




*Based on research from one consumer survey

We're putting a green spin on Black Friday at Pet Impact and using it as an opportunity to help our planet 💚.We're contr...
28/11/2024

We're putting a green spin on Black Friday at Pet Impact and using it as an opportunity to help our planet 💚.

We're contributing to the additional removal of 100 bottle's worth of ocean-bound plastic with every order from now till Monday night! 🌊🌎

All orders will also receive free shipping during this Green Friday weekend.

This way, you can do your part for our planet by actively fighting plastic pollution, while also making some savings.

Over the next couple of days, we'll be sharing some tips on how we can shop more sustainably and not fall victim to excessive consumerism with all the sales that are going on 🛍️

Where do our poo bags end up?In the UK, our poo bags are disposed of in general waste and are... incinerated!🔥 Given the...
26/11/2024

Where do our poo bags end up?

In the UK, our poo bags are disposed of in general waste and are... incinerated!🔥 Given they are being burnt, any characteristic of being “biodegradable” or “compostable” is completely irrelevant. A small handful may end up in landfills - but even here, biodegradable or compostable bags don’t break down due to a lack of oxygen and living microorgansims. With no industrial-scale composting infrastructure in place for dog waste, these bags simply don’t live up to their promise.

When considering what makes a poo bag “eco-friendly”, we therefore have to factor in where it ends up.

Rather than making poo bags out of virgin (new, never-before-used) materials that ultimately just get burnt, recycling existing waste is a much better option. This gives waste a second life, reduces the demand for new materials and cuts down on new plastic production. Such waste would have otherwise met the same fate of incineration if not reused.

So, with using recycled “waste-based” poo bags, even when your poo bag meets its inevitable “death” by incineration, it’s good to know that you’re still making a positive environmental impact!

Let us know what you think about recycled vs biodegradable / compostable poo bags in the comments!

Think compostable, biodegradable or “cornstarch” poo bags are helping the planet? It’s time to rethink that…Sadly, most ...
17/10/2024

Think compostable, biodegradable or “cornstarch” poo bags are helping the planet? It’s time to rethink that…
Sadly, most eco claims about these bags are misleading marketing rather than truth.🚨

Here’s the real story:

1. Compostable poo bags ONLY biodegrade in compost conditions. But there are no industrial composting facilities that accept dog waste in the UK. Most poo bags are incinerated, rendering “biodegradability” pointless, or landfilled, where they can’t biodegrade properly and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas, due to the lack of oxygen.

2. They’re still plastic. Compostable poo bags contain up to 80% PBAT, a plastic polymer made from fossil fuels. Any cornstarch used has been chemically altered to become a type of plastic polymer too (PLA).

3. Plant-based isn’t automatically eco-friendly. Growing crops for plastic is resource-intensive, causing deforestation, biodiversity loss, and water waste.

But it’s not all bad news. With the help of sustainability professionals, the UK’s leading poo bag experts have developed ReSEAcled Poo Bags!

Award-winning and backed by research, ReSEAcled Poo Bags are made from recycled plastic and oyster shell waste. Unlike compostable poo bags that require specific non-existent waste facilities, these bags are sustainable for regular general waste disposal, as they are made of materials that were already destined for landfill or incineration.
By reusing existing waste, no new waste is created, and we conserve our planet’s precious resources. ♻️

And it gets better: For every ReSEAcled Poo Bag you use, you fund the additional removal of one bottle’s worth of ocean-bound plastic – meaning less plastic pollution after each dog walk! 🌊

So, will you join thousands of eco-conscious dog owners making a real positive impact?🐕 🌎 Together, we can reduce plastic waste, protect our planet and clean our oceans - one poo at a time. 💩

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