A container 10 is formed from a sheet of web material 12, which may be waterproofed paper or card and may be folded and glued to form a hollow main body portion. The device is used to collect animal waste from the ground prior to disposal. The container may be deodorised. It comprises a series of walls 18, 20, 22 and an aperture 76 communicating with the interior of the main body； the aperture is bounded by an opening comprising four sides. A closure flap 44 extends from an edge 42 and is moveable between a first position in which tension applied to the closure flap 44 urges the second edge 42 away from a first edge 32, and a second position for closing the aperture 76. The container 10 has a pocket flap 36 forming a pocket on the exterior of the base wall 22 of the main body portion, the pocket flap 36 has a first pocket edge 34 connected to the first edge 34 of the aperture's periphery and is connected to the base wall 22 of the container 10. In use a hand may be inserted into the pocket to aid collection of the dog waste.
