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What to do when a neighbor dumps dog feces in my trash can?

I don’t know if this is Legal but I was at my window doing my dishes and my neighbor, which has plenty of trash cans walks across the street with a bag full of feces from her dog and she is looking around she didn’t know I was home and dumped it in my trash can. Now I know my husband and I that sit out on our patio we’ve been wondering why the flies are so bad….. now I know.

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The ethics of dropping your dog’s poop in a neighbor’s garbage can

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.

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Is It OK to Toss Dog Poop Bags Into Other People’s Trash Cans? Our Pet Columnist Answers

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.

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Sanitation Department Says Dog Poop Should Be Taken Back to Your Home, Not Left in Outdoor Garbage Cans

“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.”

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