Use this sticker to stop people from putting their dog poop bags in your garbage container.
We lean toward the no-drop side. If your dog dumped it, you should pick it up and dispose of it properly in your own can or a public receptacle. (And if a public garbage can is already overflowing, you should hold onto the bag until you take it home or find a public can with space.) People shouldn’t have to deal with someone else’s dog poop.
When walking my dogs, I will occasionally throw bagged poop into other people’s curbside garbage canisters when it’s trash day and I see their bin hasn’t been emptied yet. The other day, my friend, who has a large Bernedoodle, asked me if I ever got yelled at for doing this—nope, I said. But the next day, while my dog was peeing, someone came running out of their house and screamed at me to pick up my dog’s poop. My dog wasn’t pooping—but obviously this person didn’t want any unsolicited “deposits” anywhere close to her property.
If you throw your bagged dog poop into a neighbor’s trash cart, there’s a good chance you’ve made them mad — and probably committed a minor crime. Whoops.
People agree it’s always best to pick up after pets on a walk, but they have strong opinions on whether it’s socially acceptable to toss those stinky poop bags in someone else’s trash bin.
A woman has sparked a fierce debate over dog poop disposal after asking the internet if she should throw her pet’s waste in her neighbors’ trash cans.
Scooping poop is probably the crappiest part of having a dog. But when you do it with a compostable dog poop bag, at least you’re managing your pup’s waste with something planet-friendly and not so, you know, wasteful. Right?
Walking the dog is a great way to get exercise (for your both), stretch your legs, and take a break from the world. But doesn’t it always get ruined when your beloved pup relieves themselves just a few minutes in, and you’re stuck carrying a stinky doggie bag for most of your neighborhood stroll?
“Litter baskets are intended for pedestrian litter – while canine waste may be placed in litter baskets, that is not their primary purpose. Dog walkers should not be placing their canine waste on, or in other residents’ receptacles placed out for DSNY collection services. New York State Public Health Law requires that each person who owns or controls a dog must remove any feces left by that dog on any sidewalk, gutter, or other public area and dispose of it in a legal manner; ultimately, by carrying it away for disposal in a toilet, or placed out with their own trash.”
It’s Tuesday afternoon at 6:00 pm. My tiny garbage can has been sitting out on the curb empty for just over 24 hours. During that span three dog owners thought my open can was theirs to use and deposited their dog waste in it. It isn’t. Should I have brought my can in earlier? Yes, probably, but I was deathly ill over the weekend and going outside to pull the can in was more than I could handle. I don’t have a dog.