Summary
Owners clearing up after the UK's 11 million estimated pet dogs have a bewildering array of bags from which to choose.
Some are labelled 'degradable', others are called 'biodegradable', 'compostable and biodegradable' or 'recycled.'
So which ones are best for the environment? And what is the most environmentally friendly way of disposing of our dogs' doo?
Greg Foot is on the case on behalf of listeners including Nicola Jones and Craig Hart who are perplexed by the claims being made on dog poo bags.
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PRESENTER: Greg Foot PRODUCER: Jon Douglas
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, podcast fan. |
| 0:03.0 | Consider this your invite to the UK's biggest podcasting party. |
| 0:06.7 | We're heading to Sheffield from the 4th to the 6th of July |
| 0:09.0 | for the BBC Sounds Fringe at the Crossed Wires Festival. |
| 0:12.8 | We'll be joined by some of the biggest names in podcasting, |
| 0:15.3 | including Sarah Cox, Charlie Hedges, Russell Kane, |
| 0:18.4 | and some bloke called Greg James doing his Radio 4 show called Rewinder. |
| 0:23.2 | You can watch live shows of your favourite podcasts and the best part is free. |
| 0:28.1 | To book your free tickets, go to crossedwires.org slash fringe. |
| 0:34.4 | BBC Sounds, music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:40.2 | Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that cuts through the advertising hype |
| 0:44.8 | to find out whether a whole heap of wonder products really deliver on their bold claims. |
| 0:50.2 | Today's topic has been requested by quite a few of you. |
| 0:53.4 | To introduce it, here's Nicola Jones from Wallingford. |
| 0:56.0 | Hi Greg, I have something that it would be great if you could look into. |
| 1:02.0 | Now, it's a little bit gross, I shan't lie, but lots of us have got dogs and lots of us want to reduce our environmental impact. |
| 1:10.0 | And I'm a bit baffled |
| 1:11.7 | because there are thousands of different kinds of poo bags. Some claim to be compostable, |
| 1:15.9 | some just say that they are recycled plastic. The more expensive ones claim to be better for the |
| 1:21.1 | environment, as is often the way with everything. But I just wondered whether they really were |
| 1:25.2 | the best thing since Sliced slice bread or marketing BS. Thanks. |
| 1:29.9 | If you have seen a wonder product that you'd like me to investigate, you can send us over an email |
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