BIOgroupUSA makers of BioBag, the increasingly popular corn-based biodegradable bags have entered into an agreement with New Jersey-based pet brand Hartz.
BioBag will make a version of its popular dog waste bags for Hartz to sell under its Clean Earth Line. The products will be called "biodegradable pet waste clean-up bags" and will be packaged in Hartz Clean Earth paperboard packaging. The Hartz bags are available at Target Stores nationwide.
Sustainable is Good found the new bags at a local Target store selling for $4.97. The Hartz Clean Earth bags are identical to the BioBag version (made in Norway etc) except they do not have anything printed on the bags - the bags themselves are blank.
The move represents an interesting jump for Hartz who are clearly trying to position the Clean Earth Line as a leader in mainstream green pet care products.
Mark Williams with BioBag USA told Sustainable is Good their products currently have a stronger presence on the West coast than the East coast. When asked whether Target was behind the deal between his company and Hartz Williams said, "many retailers like Target are trying to source greener products. Hartz approached us I believe on this one."
Williams said the company currently has about twenty-five online resellers.
BioBags are made in Norway. I have been always been surprised the brand isn't more readily available on the East coast - their products are actually quite difficult to find.
As far as the corn-based products on the market so far, I find BioBags packaging and graphic design to be effective and well done. Which why I am surprised they aren't selling their products themselves through Target or other stores rather than allowing them to be sold under another name. BioBags is clearly able to meet the supply demand for Hartz, why not just sell the bags themselves?
In other BioBags news: BioBags are also now available at Petco
stores nationwide. The company is selling a new large size dog waste
bag which measure 13" x 9.75" and come in a box of 35. Petco is also
selling the normal size dog waste bags.
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Hartz is a terrible company with a horrendous record of making products that are harmful -- and often fatal -- to animals.
Their flea and tick products alone have generated more than 33,000 reports to the EPA of injury and death in the past eight years.
There are web sites devoted to spreading the word about the incredible dangers of using their products. Hartz even snapped up anti-Hartz domain names in an effort to squelch further efforts.
Don't support this shameless corporation -- even if they're trying to appear eco-friendly. They're not the least bit friendly to pets or their owners, and that is a fact.
Visit HartzKills.org and HartzVictims.org for information, or simply google "Hartz" and see for yourself!
Posted by: Nigel | July 29, 2008 at 02:20 AM