[Summit] Dog poop

[aw]

Though Ben's advice technically makes sense, it may be a bit impractical in practice.

Hands down, certainly ended my day on a positive note.
Thanks Ben!
~ amanda


On Tuesday, August 5, 2014 8:33 PM, Emlyn Addison <noisyblocks at gmail.com> wrote:
 


"open the bag and squeeze it into the loo like a freeze pop that we ate as kids"

Well no wonder you think life is unpleasant; why didn't your parents give you regular freeze pops???

;)





On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Ben Prentice <benprentice28 at gmail.com> wrote:

For the record ,we have always had dogs, and do now, lest anyone think I'm picking on dog owners or being unrealistic. While it may not be pleasant, (but much of life isn't anyway) open the bag and squeeze it into the loo like a freeze pop that we ate as kids. Throw the bag away. At least it won't be creating quite as much methane and taking up as much space in the landfill. 
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>As to the biodegradable bags in landfills, this from Mother Jones:
>Can biodegradable plastics break down in landfills? This claim, which now shows up on everything from water bottles to trash bags to Discover's "biodegradable PVC" credit cards, is "disingenuous at best," says Narayan. Usually, nothing biodegrades in a landfill. But if biodegradable plastics do break down in this oxygen-free environment, they'll emit methane, a greenhouse gas 23 times more potent than CO2.
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>Gotta go walk the pup.
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>Ben
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>On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, Ben Prentice <benprentice28 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>For the record we have always
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>>On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, Wendy Ismaili <bialyhead at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>All the bags we buy are made from recycled material and are biodegradeable.
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>>>And again, once you dump the poop in the toilet, what do you do with the poopy bag?
>>>Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Aug 5, 2014, at 5:16 PM, Ben Prentice <benprentice28 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> This is a shitty conversation.
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>>>> But with that said, best to do is put the poop back in your own toilet and
>>>> flush. That's what the crapper is for, and those folks on the other end
>>>> know what to do with it.
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>>>> Why put this all natural and digested product in a plastic bag which then
>>>> ends up in a lined landfill, to virtually never decompose, take up
>>>> valuable space and create methane?
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>>>> I also agree that public waste cans are for all waste. If they aren't being
>>>> picked up before they reek, then we need to address the servicing of the
>>>> cans, not their content.
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>>>> Poo
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>>-- 
>>Breathe in. Breathe out. Move on. 
>>Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. -Dalai Lama
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>Breathe in. Breathe out. Move on. 
>Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. -Dalai Lama
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