Dog poop disposal needn’t be a mystery

First, check how your region handles dog waste. Visit its website and search for “waste” or “garbage.” Maybe you’ll find a solid waste management plan. Each municipality will have a variety of suggestions and preferences (see this short list).

Choosing to bag Fido’s business in a biodegradable poop bag can be a “green” choice. Given the correct conditions, biodegradable poop bags will perform as promised.

Note: Please remove as much air as possible before knotting the bag to prevent poop explosions that might propel contents onto workers or passersby when the bag is squeezed by the truck’s compressor!

Here’s the hitch. The conditions in landfills are anaerobic (devoid of oxygen) and anaerobic decomposition creates methane gas. Furthermore, poop in landfills can lead to water contamination which is why some landfills actually have a no-feces (dog or otherwise) policy. However, some regions permit very small amounts of well-wrapped or double-bagged dog poop in the garbage, especially in areas where there is no green bin collection. That’s not the best-case scenario, though, based on the above points.

Back to the question of disposal.

First of all, do pick up dog poop! The problems with leaving the poop to nature in high-density areas are: