Wednesday, November 22, 2006

How to Use the Biobag Dog Poo-Bag

I am an idiot. I just bought two bags of Biobag Dog bags. They're environmentally-friendly, biodegradable, compostable bags made for dog poo. Unfortunately, they're made in Norway--hence the instructions aren't the clearest. Here are the instructions on the box and each bag:

1. Put your hand in the bag.
2. Collect the droppings.
3. Push the top-end through the hole.
4. Pull tip through the hole.
5. The bag is closed.
6. Put the bag in the litterbin.

OK. So I was fine with Steps 1 and 2. But 3? What does that mean "Push the top-end through the hole?" The box and a web site clarify this: "insert film through hole at top of the bag and pull down to secure dog waste." What the hell does that mean?

So now, after much fumbling, experimentation, and imagination, I figured it out.

1. Put your hand in the bag.
2a. Collect the droppings.
2b. Reverse the bag--just like you would when using any other bag.
3. Pinch the *bottom* seam of the bag, right underneath where all your poo is, and pull the pinched piece up and through both holes at the (now) top of the bag.
4. This cinches the lip of the bag through the holes, so now the poo is captured in the "middle" of the bag, and the bottom bit is what you hold onto to carry the bag and throw it away.
5. The bag is now closed.
6. Put the bag in the trash.

Whew. I hope that helps anyone who is as slow as I am!

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