plastic free ideas for your pooch!
/This is all new to us having recently become proud doggy owners of Fonda, a beautiful little dog we rescued from Romania. In our month prep before receiving her we did a little bit of research as we are keen to be as waste and plastic free as possible, below are some ideas we discovered, if you have any other hints or tips please let us know!
Food and treats
There are now a few brands out there catering for owners who are looking to be plastic free while also making sure your dog is receiving healthy, nutritious food. You could also look into making your own, buying package free and if raw meat isn’t an issue for you, you could go direct to a butcher to ask for offcuts and bones etc, see guide here.
Run: Cold pressed grain free dry dog food made in the UK packaged in paper sacks
Paleo Ridge : Raw food packaged with woolcool
Bug Bakes : Cold pressed food using insects for protein packaged 100% plastic free, for each founding member a tree is planted too!
Benevo : Vegetarian wet food packaged in recyclable cans
Lily’s Kitchen : Has a range available in tins and also offers a Terracycle recycling option for their pouch range
The Rainforester : While not currently plastic free this is a great little brand for dog treats funding conservation projects, they are hoping to move to bamboo packaging when demand picks up and they can start buying packaging in bulk.
Green & Wilds : Antler dog chew naturally shed from free ranging deer
Baileys Country Store, Penryn : Has a range of package free chews and treats available
Doggies & Moggies Store, Goonhaven and Penryn : Has a range of package free chews and treats available
Paws For Cake : Loose treats found at markets around Cornwall
Make your own treat ideas:
Toys
We looked into toys made from natural materials and also think searching secondhand shops for options before buying new is a great idea too.
Beco Pets : Has a lovely range of natural rubber, hemp and recycled plastic toys
Bug Bakes : Small range of jute toys
Green & Wilds : Jute and cotton toys
Bed
Again look out for secondhand options or look to up/downcycle, we treated ourselves and Fonda to a beautiful Wovenology basket and made the inner bed out of an old duvet and duvet cover.
Wovenology : Beautiful fairly traded woven baskets from Ghana
Anemone Cornwall : Cute crochet beds for small dogs
Project Blu : Beds made from 100% recycled ocean bound plastic
Make your own:
Accessories
And again we bought a few bits via ebay, we found a training lead and harness, stainless steel bowls for food and water and a grooming brush (that also happened to be made from bamboo with metal bristles- winning!).
Benuvo : Certified home compostable dog poop bags (now available from the van!).
Dicky Bag : A bag that takes the smell out of carrying your used dog poo bags on walks, designed and made in Cornwall!
The Cornish Seaweed Bath Co : Dog shampoo bar (now available from the van!)
Goldrick : Wooden dog brush
Only Dogs Allowed : Dog grooming products in tins
Project Blu : Collars and leads made from 100% recycled ocean bound plastic
Beco : Bamboo and silicone dog bowls
Wormery : Dog poo wormery for home composting!
