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Dog Waste Disposal

Friday January 2, 2009
If you landscape in a yard with dogs, then dog waste disposal is one of your less palatable landscaping chores. Dog waste disposal isn't as straightforward a chore as you might think. One problem is that not all communities agree on what your legitimate dog waste disposal options are. In some towns, dog waste may be classified as a hazardous substance, meaning you can't just put it out with the garbage, while other communities encourage precisely this manner of dog waste disposal. So what do you do with the do-do? You'll have to check with city hall, to be sure. But here are the recommendations from one community for dog waste disposal.

Comments

January 17, 2009 at 2:31 am
(1) vivian says:

I just use flushable dog poop bags and flush poop down the toilet. Easiest and most eco-friendly way to deal with dog poop.

January 19, 2009 at 1:38 am
(2) Jack says:

I too believe that dogs waste contain hazardous substance. “People obviously love their dogs, but the problem is you can see people picking up after their dog, and then wondering what do with it.”

Here’s a step-by-step description:

1. Get hold of and aged trash bin and bore an dozen about hollows inwards the side of meat.
2. Cut down the bottom of the inning
3. Gibe an hole inwards the background, deeply plenty for the dustbin.
4. Chuck out a few stones or flummox in the hole out because drainage and position the trash bin and so it has a bit gamier than the colly charge.
5. Place the lid on top
6. When you scoop some poop, put it in the hole and sprinkle in some septic starter (available at hardware stores) and add some water.

February 9, 2009 at 4:01 pm
(3) Deb says:

So it was leached into the ground and contaminate eventually to rivers and streams?
The only products that sound like what you discuss are not manufactured in the US?
Thanks

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