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To say don’t put dog poo in bags

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GoogolB · 06/03/2025 14:26

…if you’re not going to take the bag with you or stick it in the bin.

Went for a walk in local woodland for the first time since last summer and the path is strewn with poo filled bags. It’s really revolting. If you’re not going to take it home, it would be far better to flick it into the undergrowth and let it decompose. Leaving the bagged poo is surely the worst option?

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SpunkyKoala · 06/03/2025 15:19

Boredlass · 06/03/2025 14:53

Mines takes 2 months. I left one in my jacket. When I went back to it, it was dust

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@Boredlass please can you tell me the brand you are using I’ve bought a few that are meant to do that which just don’t - you may have my holy grail

DickEmery · 06/03/2025 15:19

Flossflower · 06/03/2025 15:15

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Bag it up and take it with you. I am fed up of going on walks where there is a lingereing smell of dog poo. It does harm to the flora and fauna.

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Thank you!

Also, birds. How could I forget birds? There are birds that nest on the ground. You can't just go around flicking pet waste onto bird habitats.

caringcarer · 06/03/2025 15:17

Bloody lazy people not picking up and disposing of poo from their dogs. It makes me furious because little kids could run along and fall over in it. At least bagged up is not so bad, but still no excuse not to take it home and throw in bin.

Collaborate · 06/03/2025 15:16

My dog is rather stupid and (used to) eat other dog's poo. so I'd prefer everyone to bag it, and everyone to bin it.

Flossflower · 06/03/2025 15:15

DickEmery · 06/03/2025 15:00

Flicking it into the undergrowth still harms the plant and insect life in that undergrowth and, ultimately, the water table. Just pick it up.

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Bag it up and take it with you. I am fed up of going on walks where there is a lingereing smell of dog poo. It does harm to the flora and fauna.

Bouncealot · 06/03/2025 15:08

Local authorities and charities have to arrange dog poo collection by the tonne and it costs ten of thousands of pounds per site.Charities don’t like to advertise how much of their funding goes on disposing of this hazardous waste in case it impacts donations. I know land owners who are unable to grow crops on fields next to footpaths due to the high nitrate levels caused by high levels of dogs using the area. I have met people who think they are doing a favour by bagging and leaving it ‘for the wardens to pick up’. You can tell natural areas that have a problem; look near the public car parks and note the type of vegetation encouraged by dog waste- the oooosite of what our natural Heath and woodland need. There are 10-15 million dogs in the uk. We seriously need to think how we can cope properly.PS I am a dog lover!

timeforachange999 · 06/03/2025 15:08

Also if you flick it in the undergrowth my dog will find it and eat it 😒

DickEmery · 06/03/2025 15:00

Flicking it into the undergrowth still harms the plant and insect life in that undergrowth and, ultimately, the water table. Just pick it up.

SwishMyCape · 06/03/2025 14:56

It's quite a lot of faff to bag a poo.

I feel confident that for every single bagged poo the owner genuinely thought 'i'll pick this up on the way back' or 'ill just put this down while I check my messages'. Which is why they are often hung on tree branches 'that will remind me'

So here's my solution.

If you have ever bagged a poo then you have certainly - at some point, perhaps often- accidentally left a bagged poo lying around. Therefore, if you own a dog, you should pick up and bin a bagged poo when you see one. It's the only way to restore the equilibrium.

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cryinglaughing · 06/03/2025 14:56

I ride a horse, the amount of dog crap on the off road tracks is shocking, the worst I can remember it.
People don't even bother flicking it, it stays wherever it was laid.
There are some scruffy people around.

Boredlass · 06/03/2025 14:53

Pleasedontputthatthere · 06/03/2025 14:49

The bags are compostable but it still takes years and years for that to happen. I often wonder if flicking into the undergrowth is the better thing to do.

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Mines takes 2 months. I left one in my jacket. When I went back to it, it was dust

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 06/03/2025 14:50

All out local country parks have signs up to say flick don't pick.

Pleasedontputthatthere · 06/03/2025 14:50

The bags are truly awful for the planet, even the goods ones.

Pleasedontputthatthere · 06/03/2025 14:49

AlmostAJillSandwich · 06/03/2025 14:29

If they're going to leave it, i'd rather it is bagged, then i can't not see it and step in it and get dog shit on me. Most dog poo bags are biodegradeable/compostable.

The bags are compostable but it still takes years and years for that to happen. I often wonder if flicking into the undergrowth is the better thing to do.

Maddy70 · 06/03/2025 14:47

Everyone should pick up their poo , bag and dispose of it

StrawberrySquash · 06/03/2025 14:40

I feel in a bag it's more likely to get cleared by someone picking litter. And it's easier not to step on, or if you do, hopefully will be less messy.

But all solutions are bad!

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GoogolB · 06/03/2025 14:32

On a pavement, I agree, but in the woods, no.

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AlmostAJillSandwich · 06/03/2025 14:29

If they're going to leave it, i'd rather it is bagged, then i can't not see it and step in it and get dog shit on me. Most dog poo bags are biodegradeable/compostable.