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Animal poo disposal

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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Two dog produce a large amount ever day, I actually use scented nappy sacks,then the small plastic dustbin ( People use for animals feed) with a liner,it gets cleaned out regularly with disinfectant or bleach the lid clips tight both sides,2 weeks collection. I used to take it to the local poo bin,but more people walk by here with a dog or 2 than without.add the cat and fox in my veg plot,the council weren't emptying the bins.people were just dumping It on the ground,so we bought a bin
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    It stinks, @b3 , I agree. But not when it's in a hole and covered in soil. Getting it there is no fun, mind.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Well, I've been  listening to the news this morning and I'm in favour of peace and reconciliation. There's enough misery without poo wars. It's poo. Fox, cat, dog, badger, pigeon, rook, we get the lot but it's not worth a fight. Dispose and forget.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Also in favour of peace,but you might say let's not worry about weeds, someone has a query,if we can answer it and help,why not
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I agree @Nanny Beach, let's help, not take revenge!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I don't want a war either. I just wondered what might be the best environmentally friendly way of doing it. I think I the  LG method coupled with the flick end forget method sound best to me.I
    I never thought of putting it down the toilet. I wonder why it's not acceptable to the sewage (sewerage?) people.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    No, I never heard you couldn't put it in the sewers. I don't know why not, it's much like our own, I imagine. 
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Pet faeces contains things that human faeces doesn't and water companies say it causes problems for them. There is concerns about the pet faeces affecting water quality but since massive amounts must wash down street drains and into rivers untreated then I suspect that the stuff coming out of the treatment plants can't be much worse. Flushing it will no doubt drive up water bills for everyone else though so I'll stick to the bin it solution. 
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • granmagranma Posts: 1,933
    What's the flick and forget method???? Can I flick it over next doors fence then forget it till next time .I presume they will  have  quite a pile eventully?
  • ElferElfer Posts: 329
    edited June 2021
    I thought sewage slug is sold to composting firms or at least part of it is, so assume it requires a different process/treatment as do  cow, chicken, pig, sheep. I expect dog, cat, guinea pig & foxe faeces all have different characteristics too and require their own treatment if they are to be recycled into compost.
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