To ask dog owners at the beach why you don’t

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pick up plastic litter ?

I run along a beautiful coastline and see the same dog walkers ignoring the plastic.

You have a bag ready and will walk past a bin. AIBU to think that this would be a help to the environment ?

I am not sure of the logic there. Are the dog walkers dropping the plastic?

Why just dog walkers?

Because the dog walkers are going to walk past a bin? But a dog poo bin presumably.

I'm guessing runners don't tend to break their stride.

You could pick it up.

Take a bin bag with you on your run.

Why is it the dog walkers responsibility more than anyone else who uses the beach?

Why not ask everyone who walks on the beach to pick up litter? Why just dog walkers? Everyone could take a bag with them regardless of whether they have a dog or not

YABU

Huh? There’s no guarantee I’ll be walking past a bin any more than you will! What a weird post.

I think most of us will walk past a bin at some point.

Possibly Pengggwn but I was referring to the OP saying You have a bag ready and will walk past a bin.

Husky, if your dog shits, presumably you'll be needing a bin?

You pick it up.

I'd be happy if all the dog walkers just picked up their own dog's poo...

But there are bins and dog poo bins aren't there? I live in the landlocked Midlands though is it different in coastal areas?

I think we can safely know that OP does pick up plastic.

I'm guessing the OP is suggesting dog walkers because they are more likely to regularly walk. If I had a dog and walked near the beach, I'd would probably do what the OP suggests. I wouldn't have thought of it otherwise.

Perhaps the dog walkers wonder by the runners or walkers don't pick up the litter?

We all have hands.

Husky, if your dog shits, presumably you'll be needing a bin?

Yes, of course. But she often doesn’t, as we’ve usually walked to the beach (and she’s pooed on the way).

I wouldn't want to juggle a bag of dog poo, a dog on a lead and be doing litter picking on the beach TBF.

I thought people did organised litter picks.

But there are bins and dog poo bins aren't there? Not round here. Dog poo now goes in with general waste.

Have you seen the size of a dog poo bag?

It is poo sized. It is not going to hold poo, plus a beach load of crap I didn’t drop.

OMG you can't ask runners to do anything, you can't even ask them for directions according to some on here.

Dog poo bags are pretty small. Most wouldn’t fit a plastic bottle