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So you recycle everything, have ditched your car for a bicycle, shower rather than bath, read your news online rather than buy a paper, always turn the lights off when you leave a room and have dug a deep grave for 'stand by' settings. But have you even thought about how eco friendly your pet is?

Our sister site Hippy Shopper has; they've been getting top greening tips from the Dog's Trust on how you can lower, aherm, the carbon missions from your pooch. Keep reading for their suggestions...

1. Biodegradable poop bags - Buy some, they are much more environmentally friendly and will take less time to decompose meaning less waste in the environment and the death of plastic bags. You can find them on Pet Planet

2. Wonderful walkies - Even if it starts to rain outside get out of the car and onto the pavement to reduce those toxic fumes leaking into the atmosphere. You can find a good suggestions for dogs at www.greatdogwalks.co.uk

3. Buy your dog sustainable accessories - hemp collars with matching leashes look great, you can even buy pet beds made with organic cotton

4. Look for products packed in biodegradable packaging, like Pooch & Mutt.

5. Finally, spend more time with your pet - investing more time in playing with your pet means you will spend less time doing other, resource consuming things like using your mobile phone, driving a car or watching TV

For more green advice - plus the most stylish eco friendly wares on the web - read hippyshopper.com.

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