Pet poop disposal - do's and don'ts


	Pet poop disposal - do's and don'ts

egsnyder

5-4-2008 9:52 AM

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cats, dogs, poop, waste, safe disposal

egsnyder says:

Nice clear advice on management of pet poop.

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5-4-2008 12:21 PM

deb2012

I pop for pet poop

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The pet population is on the rise and, with it, a certain problem: how to get rid of all that poop.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ">
First, let's go over what <EM>not</EM> to do and why:</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ"><STRONG>Don't leave a dog's deposits near the curb</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ"><STRONG>Don't leave it on your lawn</STRONG>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ"><STRONG>Don't add it to your compost pile</STRONG>.  </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ">acceptable methods of disposal:</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ"><STRONG>Throw it in the trash</STRONG>, </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ">Use a poop collection service</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ"><STRONG>Flush dog (not cat!) poop away</STRONG>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ"><STRONG>Bury it in your yard</STRONG>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ"><STRONG>Install an underground pet waste digester</STRONG>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ">here's the scoop on cat poop</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0801.asp?gclid=CKu6jer8jJMCFQm6PAodw06eGQ">Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite found in cat poop, may survive the wastewater treatment process and contaminate waterways. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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