The Sustainable People GmbH

Reducing the environmental impact of plastic - with innovative everyday products from The Sustainable People

Poop bags made from certified home compostable or recycled material. We offer these and more eco-friendly designed everyday products for the pet industry. The diverse range of The Sustainable People includes:

• Home compostable poop bags
• Poop bags made of recycled material (PE)
• Treat bags
• Poop bag dispensers
• Poop bag grippers "Doggyssnapper"
• Mailing bags
• Garbage bags

Together with our customers, we help to reduce the environmental impact of plastic. To this end, we essentially pursue two approaches: the materials used are either biodegradable or made from recycled material in order to protect resources and the environment.

WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL NOW

Back in 2013, our founder Arne noticed almost 100 dog waste bags lying on the side of the road while jogging around Hamburg's green spaces and canals. Shocked by the sheer number of plastic bags, the desire arose to solve this problem and reduce the negative impact of plastic on the environment. In the same year, Arne developed biodegradable dog waste bags. This makes The Sustainable People one of the pioneers in this field worldwide.

In 2015, we started with the “Poop Bag Map” what is probably the largest study to date on the subject of dog waste bags in the environment. This is an interactive map in which users could enter the places where they found dog waste bags in the environment. With this environmental project, we were able to reach over 7 million contacts through reporting in various media and thus contribute significantly to raising public awareness of the problem. This consists in the fact that the bags usually used consist of approx. 90 % conventional plastic. Fatal and much more problematic than with shopping bags: dog owners understandably like to walk their dog in green spaces or by the water - in other words, where it is particularly painful when the bags are released into the environment.

In 2016, The Sustainable People GmbH was founded. Since then, our young company has developed rapidly. During Interzoo 2022 in Nuremberg, for example, we took the second place in the „Fresh Ideas Contest“. The Fresh Ideas Stage provided space for new ideas – young, innovative companies could present their business models here. A videoclip of our presentation and the award ceremony is available on our YouTube channel.

TODAY

With our biodegradable poop bags, we are today the market leader in German city supplies (as of April 2024). In addition, many of our B2C products are already available in hundreds of shops and inspire our environmentally conscious customers.

Regardless of whether it is a city/municipality, a company or a consumer: we offer suitable solutions for various areas of application in daily life to reduce the environmental impact of plastic.

BIG INNOVATION

At Interzoo 2024, we will be presenting a major innovation regarding our recycled poop bags in small roll format (box with 8 small rolls, 120 bags). The new version is made from at least 80 % post-consumer recycled plastic waste (PE) in the EU and is certified with the Blue Angel.

This is a huge step forward, as we have been working for years to be able to manufacture this product in Europe. We are all the more pleased that after hundreds of hours of work, coordination with various partners and suppliers, countless optimisations and no fewer than 45 tested material mixtures, we have now found a solution with which we are highly satisfied.

But that's not all: the new version is Blue Angel certified. Our recycled poop bags in small roll format meet the requirements according to the award criteria "DE-UZ 30a". So this product from our range can now also bear the internationally recognized and at the same time one of the most demanding ecolabels in the world.

We are participating in the special area "Young Innovators, international start-up area" and look forward to seeing you at our stand - in Hall 3, stand 337e!