Making places better for dogs and their people

About MalinaPatrol

A physical network.
A digital layer.

MalinaPatrol brings free dog-waste bag stations into the places people walk every day, and connects them through a digital map that makes the network easy to find, use and maintain.

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The network

Small idea.
Growing impact.

One station at a time, MalinaPatrol is building a smarter network for clean public spaces.

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Our numbers

11

Stations
installed

5,200+

Bags
supplied

180+

Refills
recorded

70+

Empty reports
submitted

25+

Requests for
new locations

Where should
we go next?

Know a park, path or public space where a MalinaPatrol station would make a difference.

CLEAN PARKS,
KIND COMMUNITIES

Community

“Found this on our evening walk along the coast — such a simple idea, so well executed.”

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nearby

Every station has a story. Explore the map and select a pin to view its location, latest refill date, and the businesses or organisations supporting it.

NetworkStories

@malinapatrol

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Station list

Find a station

10 stations across
North Tyneside

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Get involved

Be part of what grows next

From suggesting a new location to supporting a local station, there are practical ways to help MalinaPatrol grow.

Malina with a group of dogs, representing the MalinaPatrol network

For people

Make a difference locally

Suggest a useful location, help support a station in your area or contribute to the continued growth of the MalinaPatrol network.

Suggest a location

Know where we should go next?

Know a park, path or everyday walking route where a MalinaPatrol station could be useful? Send us the location and tell us why it would make a difference.

Local station partners

Support a station in your area

Interested in supporting a station in your area? Register your interest and we will contact you when a structured local support opportunity becomes available.

Support the network

Help keep the network moving

Voluntary contributions help provide bags, maintain existing stations and prepare new locations.

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The story behind

A Practical Response to an Everyday Problem

MalinaPatrol began in North Tyneside with a simple observation: dog-waste bags are not always available when they are needed.

Founded by a 13-year-old dog owner as part of the volunteering section of his Duke of Edinburgh's Award, the project was named after Malina, the family dog who inspired the idea.

A MalinaPatrol dispenser on a North Tyneside walking route

An early MalinaPatrol dispenser test station

Getting started

Testing the Idea

The first dispensers were printed at home using an existing 3D-printable design and installed along local walking routes. This gave us a practical way to see how people used them, how often they needed refilling and what could be improved.

What we learned from those first stations shaped the development of our own MalinaPatrol dispenser.

Building the product

Developing MalinaPatrol

We then designed our own 3D-printed dispenser, with raised MalinaPatrol branding, practical information and a QR-code panel produced directly as part of the print.

Each QR code opens the station’s digital card, where visitors can view location information and report an empty or damaged dispenser. Refill records and additional station-management tools are now being developed to help the network operate reliably as it grows.

The current MalinaPatrol dispenser photographed from the front

Close-up of the raised MalinaPatrol branding

Looking ahead

Designed to Grow

MalinaPatrol is being developed for use across more parks, walking routes and public spaces, with opportunities for businesses, councils and organisations to support individual locations and the wider network.

MalinaPatrol’s purpose is clear: to make responsible dog walking easier and contribute to cleaner shared spaces.

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