There is nothing glamorous about picking up dog poop. But, as dog owners, we do it anyway, because our four-legged friends can't do it themselves — and put simply: it's the right thing to do. In ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. In the United States, one of the best-selling dog waste bags on Amazon is compostable. So far, so green.

It has been a fun challenge over the past few years to learn how to reduce my waste through the several Rs of sustainability (refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, recycle, repair and rot). Dog waste is ...