Attention all dog owners. Thanks to Pet Habitats, you no longer have to scoop the poop into a plastic bag that you just know is not good for the environment. Instead, you can now use the Flusheze, the world’s first flushable dog waste transport bag.

Made from water soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), the Flusheze bags are strong enough to hold the goods while out walking but will easily dissolve when flushed down the toilet.

But don’t just take their word for it. Head over the Pet Habitats and find out …

Tags: disposal , dogs , Flusheze , Pet Habitats , pets , waste

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Call me a dirt girl, but I’ve always loved composting. There’s something very special about helping nature along in the process of turning orange peels and carrot tops into dark, rich, fertile soil. There’s such joy in helping to create more of the soil that grows the food that sustains us – and the cycle is complete. To the novice, it may seems like a messy and mysterious process, but done right, composting is tidy, easy and fairly low-maintenance. Here’s how to do it.

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Tags: biodegradable , compost , disposal , DIY , garbage , garden , gardening , how to

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When my late grandmother lived in Brooklyn, I remember the mysterious chute in the trash room that would send whatever was placed inside sliding down into the abyss. Back then any inanimate object that could fit – paper, plastic, clothing, food – was fair game and would be shipped to the incinerator and burned. We’ve learned a lot about the environment since those days, and now the science of those chutes are being put to good use to green new kitchens with the Clean Chute Recycling System.

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Tags: Clean Chute , disposal , environment , kitchen , recycling

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