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ekkidee t1_j6fqtd3 wrote

Reply to comment by JustHereForCookies17 in If you leave your dog’s shit in the street, you are also dog shit by carrythekindness

>But if they instead grab the bags by hand & toss them into the truck,

That is exactly what happens. And I don't leave bins in the alley; the dumping seems to happen on trash collection days.

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JustHereForCookies17 t1_j6ftuh8 wrote

Totally fair. I've grown up with dogs in addition to being a paid dogwalker, and I hear you.

I wish there was more consistency in how the cans were emptied, so that walkers could use any old bin & it wouldn't affect the bin owners like yourself. But heaven knows I'm not about to try & tell garbage collectors how to do their jobs.

IDK if it would solve anything, but if you feel so inclined, you could put a "No Poop Bags, Please" sign on the inside of your trashcan lid. Some people genuinely might not realize that the bags are grabbed individually, rather than the whole can getting upended into the garbage truck.

Edit: actually, this would be a great opportunity for an XKCD-esque diagram illustrating why you don't want poop bags in your bin. Should such a sign be necessary? Ehhh, probably not. Could it be effective? I'd like to think so, but I'm an optimist. YMMV.

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ekkidee t1_j6fznwd wrote

Honestly I wouldn't mind at all if the bins were totally emptied. You know, out of sight, out of mind. It's gone when I roll 'em back up to the rear.

+1 on the XKCD thing.

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