Abstract: An animal waste scoop assembly, with a handle portion and a shovel portion with a series of spaced fingers, and is used in conjunction with a disposable bag to collect solid pet waste. The bag has a plurality of spaced fingers for fitting over the respective fingers of the shovel. The user first pulls a bag over the shovel so that each finger on the bag engages over a respective finger of the shovel, then grips the handle beneath the open end of the bag, and positions the shovel beneath any solid waste. The shovel member is then lifted so that the solid waste remains on top of the fingers and any clean particles sift down between the fingers. At this point, the bag is inverted in order to remove it from the shovel member and also retain the solid waste within the bag. The bag and its contents can then be discarded.

Abstract: An animal waste pick-up and disposal assembly includes a container having an upper, open end and a lower end. A plastic bag having a closed end and an open end, and of length greater than the length of the container, is inserted into the container to act as a liner for the interior surface of the container with a portion of the bag projecting outside of the container. The projecting portion of the bag is folded back over the outside of the container, so that the bag covers both the interior and exterior surface of the container, and also covers the hand of a user gripping the container. Waste is scooped into the bag over the open end of the container while the container and the person's hand are shielded against contamination by the bag which covers them. The open end of the bag is then folded back out and inserted into the container, which is used to carry the bag and contents to a suitable disposal site.