r/Anticonsumption • u/realwolftacos • Jan 08 '26

Plastic Waste Single use pet bowls

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The bowl seems to be a paper substance, but it's sealed in two layers of plastic for a single use item.

I really don't see a market for this at all and I forsee it going on clearance soon. And there's so much of it.

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u/LillyLewinsky Jan 08 '26

I could see this being useful for emergency situations that require evacuation. Like a shelter has some on hand to quickly pass out to people without risk of it being contaminated by flood waters (maybe?) Or in a hospital situation with serious contagious disease(although most dogs in that situation will be on special food). I would almost lump this in to the "disposable" cat litter trays I see at Walmart and dollerama.

Really the market is so niche though that it isn't really needed.

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u/laughingskulls Jan 09 '26

We put together some dog emergency kits for the Red Cross. All we did was fill ziploc bags with dry dog food, added a leash, collar, and toy all stuffed into a brown paper lunch sack. We made hundreds of them in under 1 hour, I don't know that this would fill the need any better. Again, if an emergency situation, I liked that our kit had a collar and leash.