{
  "slug": "pet-gear",
  "name": "Pet leashes, collars and bowls",
  "question": "Which dog leashes, collars, bowls and toys have no plastic in the webbing, the hardware, the bowl or the finish?",
  "status": "nothing-qualifies",
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "editor": "cody-wauters",
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/pet-gear/",
  "summary": "Nothing in pet gear has earned a spot yet. We checked one, Frost River's leather dog collar, and we can't tell if it's plastic-free.\n\nThe maker says leather and solid brass. The brass is fine. Most finished leather carries an acrylic or polyurethane topcoat and the page doesn't say this one doesn't, and the stitching thread isn't named.",
  "whyPlastic": "Most leashes and collars are nylon or polyester webbing with a plastic snap buckle, and most toys are vinyl or TPR. Bowls are often melamine or plastic-lined steel. Plastic-free versions exist: leather, cotton, hemp or jute for the straps, steel or brass for the hardware, ceramic or stainless for the bowls, natural rubber or wool for the toys. The catch is in the details. Leather can carry a polyurethane finish, cotton webbing is sometimes blended with polyester, stitching thread is usually polyester, and a steel bowl can sit on a plastic non-slip base.",
  "whatToCheck": [
    "Strap: leather, cotton, hemp or jute, and is any polyester blended in?",
    "Hardware: steel, brass or zinc, or a plastic buckle or clip?",
    "Stitching: cotton or linen thread, or polyester?",
    "Bowl: ceramic or stainless steel, and is there a plastic base, liner or glaze?",
    "Toys: natural rubber, wool, wood or cotton, and what is the finish?"
  ],
  "faq": [],
  "whyNone": "",
  "products": [
    {
      "slug": "frost-river-dog-collars",
      "name": "Dog Collars",
      "brand": "Frost River",
      "category": "pet-gear",
      "tier": "cannot-tell",
      "rank": null,
      "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/pet-gear/frost-river-dog-collars/",
      "url": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null,
      "price": {
        "amount": 20,
        "currency": "USD",
        "seenAt": "2026-11-11"
      },
      "madeIn": "",
      "inTheBox": "",
      "unknowns": [
        "strap",
        "stitching thread or rivets",
        "edge finish and dye"
      ],
      "verdict": {
        "summary": "Leather and solid brass, and that's all the maker says. The brass is easy. The leather is the question: most finished leather carries an acrylic or polyurethane topcoat, and the page doesn't say this one doesn't. The stitching thread isn't named either, and both sit against a dog's neck. Reviewers praise the brass buckle and the supple leather, which doesn't settle either point.",
        "date": "2026-11-11",
        "passes": [
          "pass-1",
          "pass-2"
        ],
        "agree": true,
        "caveat": "Unknown: the leather's finish, the stitching thread, any rivets, the edge finish, and any stamp or label. Packaging not checked. All four sizes share one listing and one stated material."
      },
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "strap",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "harness leather, finish not stated",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": "R7",
          "source": {
            "url": "https://frostriver.com/products/dog-collars",
            "quote": "cut from the same dark brown harness leather that we use for the backstraps on our canoe packs",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "buckle and ring",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "solid brass",
          "class": "not-plastic",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": {
            "url": "https://frostriver.com/products/dog-collars",
            "quote": "The hardware is solid brass",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "stitching thread or rivets",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": null
        },
        {
          "name": "edge finish and dye",
          "role": "minor",
          "material": "",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": null
        }
      ],
      "packaging": {
        "verified": false,
        "materials": [],
        "class": "unknown",
        "source": null
      },
      "commentary": [],
      "images": [
        {
          "src": "/products/frost-river-dog-collars/1.webp",
          "alt": "Frost River Dog Collars",
          "credit": "Photo: Frost River (frostriver.com)",
          "source": "http://frostriver.com/cdn/shop/files/917_DogCollar_TPWS.png?v=1790264090"
        },
        {
          "src": "/products/frost-river-dog-collars/2.webp",
          "alt": "Frost River Dog Collars",
          "credit": "Photo: Frost River (frostriver.com)",
          "source": "https://frostriver.com/cdn/shop/files/917_DogCollar_TPWS.png?v=1790264090"
        },
        {
          "src": "/products/frost-river-dog-collars/3.webp",
          "alt": "Frost River Dog Collars",
          "credit": "Photo: Frost River (frostriver.com)",
          "source": "https://frostriver.com/cdn/shop/files/917_DogCollar_TPWS_1500x.png?v=1790264090"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}