Enviromentally Friendly Mutt Mitts

Mutt Mitts is committed to promoting environmentally responsible dog ownership and inspiring pride in taking care of your pet and your environment.

As a dog owner, we urge you to take steps to reduce your dog’s "carbon paw print", and to find earth friendly pet products that are healthy for your dog and the environment. Inspire others to be environmentally responsible dog owners, and to advocate for more dog friendly spaces in our communities.

Mutt Mitts are Degradable

We have engineered Mutt Mitts to be 100% Degradable!

Most plastic bags are not designed to breakdown in a landfill
Non-degradable plastic bags trap air, increasing landfill volume
Mutt Mitts break down in aerobic and anaerobic environments (such as a landfill)
The Mutt Mitt degradation process is triggered by sunlight or elevated temperature
Due to Mutt Mitt's environmentally friendly design, they should be used within one year of purchase

Mutt Mitts Break Down in Landfills

The major function of a landfill is the containment of solid waste (trash). Mutt Mitts are the ideal product for degradation within a landfill.

Typically, a bottom liner is applied to the landfill to prevent contact with the groundwater
Heavy equipment compacts the cell (one day's trash) to maximize capacity
The cell is covered daily with soil and compacted further
With minimal oxygen and water, landfills serve as poor environments for biodegradation
Mutt Mitts are designed to break down in a landfill environment - this process reduces landfill volume

Mutt Mitts Protect the Watershed

A watershed is an area of land from which water drains into a common waterway.

Waterways include: creeks, streams, lakes, rivers, wetlands, and even oceans
Runoff contaminated with pet waste can carry harmful viruses, bacteria, and parasites into our waterways
Some of the above mentioned include: E. coli, fecal coliform bacteria, giardia, roundworms, and tapeworms
Pet waste increases the amount of nutrients in the water which throws the ecosystem out of balance resulting in excessive algae growth and fish die-offs
Picking up pet waste reduces pathogens from reaching watersheds.