A team of pupils at a Suffolk School have been getting to grips with the world of business by creating their own pet brand DOG.

Standing for Durable, Organic, Green, DOG represents the environmental message behind plastic-free products for pets.

“We worked to come up with a plan that was sustainable but useful. We were thinking about what was a big market,” said team member Sarah Barker.

The plastic-free products include dog leads made of hemp which is grown in the UK and then put together by a family company in Yorkshire. 

The students at Woodbridge School then add a leather handle which they hand stitch onto the leads. 

All the leather is material from an upholsterer who was going to dispose of it in landfill.

The product packaging is also made from recycled, biodegradable materials.

The project is part of the nationwide Young Enterprise scheme which sees Year 12 students across the country set up their own small businesses. 

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