Flush Puppy dog waste bags Frequently asked questions

Q: Why should I put a Flush Puppies down the drain when I could just throw it out with the trash?

A: Because as a responsible dog owner, you’re No. 1 when it comes to disposing of Fido’s No. 2, and leaving pet waste on the ground creates serious health risks:

• Dog poop ain’t fertilizer. In fact, it’s classified as a type of pollution, and it can infect surface water and groundwater.
• Doodie contains parasites including hookworms, roundworms, and tapeworms, which pose a health risk, especially to kiddos – and the eggs from those parasites can live in the ground for years.
• Because of these risks, cities across the country, including New York City and San Francisco, have already enacted pooper-scooper fines. Don’t end up in the doghouse when you travel or when your city enacts the same laws.

Q: C’mon, do these Flush Puppies bags seriously break down?

A: Yes, they break down. But that doesn’t mean they’re crappy construction.

• On the contrary, Flush Puppies are made of PVA film, a material that biodegrades in water.
• The key is creating the bags with a “solubility point” at which they are solid enough to hold Fido’s semi-moist poop, but soluble enough, quickly enough, that you can actually see the breakdown process when you toss the bag in the toilet. No worries about your septic tank.
• Water from the toilet goes through a sewage treatment plant specifically designed to remove harmful toxins and bacteria from fecal matter.
• In short, the bags won’t break down on your walk home from the park, but they will start to break down within a minute of being submerged. Within 48 hours, the Flush Puppy bag will be fully dissolved.
• And since Flush Puppies are 100% biodegradable, they’re an environmentally conscious solution even if you throw them in the trash.

Q: How bad can it be to just throw dog poop in the trash?

A: Allow us to give you a few facts and figures about the impact of animal doodie in American landfills:

• The average American generates about 4 pounds of solid trash per day. That works out to 210 tons of trash per year for the whole country.
• There are an estimated 44.8 million dogs in the U.S.
• In a city of 100,000 people, or 43 square miles, dogs can generate about 2.5 tons of feces a day. That’s almost 2 million pounds a year.
• Most of that doodie ends up in plastic garbage bags, which can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Enough said?

Q: How big are the bags?

A: The bags are 8″x10″, which generally can accommodate a dog up to 75 lbs, depending on what you feed your dog! And they come 20 to a pack.