pets count too

Fido and Fluffy may not care about stepping lighter on the earth, but you do, so are 6 simple ways to 'green' your pet:

1) biodegradable poop bags - we like Scoopies the best

2) natural cat litter - try World's Best Cat litter, made from whole-kernel corn

3) already destined for the bin 'toys' - tinfoil balls, old rope and tennis balls, milk cap rings, torn socks, wine corks

4) natural foods, made from real ingredients, not fillers - pets say Innova is yummy

5) spay or neuter - pet overpopulation is a serious environmental and economic problem, not to mention sad as hell when pups and kittens end up paying the price

6) grow organic catnip or cat grass - easy, and she'll love you more than ever!

For more tips, check out Eco Dog by Corbett Marshall
and Jim Deskevich!

stoop and bio-scoop

I'm fortunate enough to be dogsitting a friend's adorable Yorkie, and while his poop is small, I felt terrible yesterday as I only had a regular plastic grocery bag kicking around.

A quick stop by the pet store and I scored some compostable dog waste bags from Biobag.

The bags do not contain any polyethylene-based ingredients, so they are 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable.

These babies decompose within 40 days in a well-functioning composting environment, so they're a great alternative to normal plastic bags that take more than 100 years to decompose.