Dog Poo

RainyDay said:
In these days of 'polluter pays', the theory is that you bring it home and put it in your own bin. So it is your own bin that stinks, rather than the public bin. And it is your own 'pay by weight' account that covers the cost of disposal, rather than the public purse.
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I don't think that fair. I don't have a dog (our last one was stolen when he was 10 months and the kids still cry about it) but I have no problem with people who use a public using the bin provided for their dogs poo in the same way as other people use the bins for wrappers, plastic bottles etc.
 
RainyDay said:
In these days of 'polluter pays', the theory is that you bring it home and put it in your own bin.
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Are you being sarcastic? This doesn't sound very socialist, in fact it sounds positively capitalist. Have you seen the light? :p
 
Happy Girl said:
I walk on a regular basis and am absolutely astounded by the number of people who allow their dogs to poo in public places & then walk away from it.
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I agree 100%. I know some foreigners who call us "the dirty Irish", mostly behind our backs, because of the dog poo, litter, pollution etc.
 
RainyDay said:
Methinks you need to do a bit of reading on 'polluter pays'.
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From Wikipedia:

Polluter Pays is also known as Extended Polluter Responsibility (EPR). This is a concept that was probably first described by the Swedish Government in 1975. EPR seeks to shift the responsibility dealing with waste from governments to the entities producing it. In effect, it internalises the cost of waste disposal into the cost of the product, theoretically meaning that the producers will improve the waste profile of their products, thus decreasing waste and increasing possibilities for reuse and recycling.
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Sounds pretty capitalist. You are taking something that was socialised and attempting to privatise it. A quick scan of some Marxist newsletters would seem to verify this, with criticism focused on the impracticalities of implemention - none are advancing it as a socialist solution.
 
RainyDay said:
Methinks you need to do a bit of reading on 'polluter pays'.
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Whatever about 'polluter pays', is there not a sanitation and public health issue with the idea of carrying a bag of dog excrement on one's person and bringing it into one's home? I would not like my child to be sitting on the bus next to someone with a bag of the stuff on their lap...
 
room305 said:
Sounds pretty capitalist. You are taking something that was socialised and attempting to privatise it. A quick scan of some Marxist newsletters would seem to verify this, with criticism focused on the impracticalities of implemention - none are advancing it as a socialist solution.
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Like I said - you need to do a bit of reading on polluter pays. It is not about privatisation.

Just FYI, I'm not going to debate this with you further, as I reckon you're trolling.
ubiquitous said:
Whatever about 'polluter pays', is there not a sanitation and public health issue with the idea of carrying a bag of dog excrement on one's person and bringing it into one's home? I would not like my child to be sitting on the bus next to someone with a bag of the stuff on their lap...
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I'm not sure where the bus comes into it. I don't think many people take their dog to the park on a bus?

We cleaned up after a neighbour's dog did his business on our lawn, and our own bin was stinking that weekend. If this is multiplied by 20 or 50, I can only imagine what a bin in the park might be like, unless owners start looking after their own.
 
I knew it, ok ya didn't stand in it but ya had to pick it up, still don't see the bother with responsible dog owners using the public bins , I mean rubbish in general stinks , cigarette butts, decayed matter etc granted I know councils don't provide them cos they'd have to empty them.
Yes, Irish people have low standards when it comes to littering but can 't be blamed on the majority of dog
owners.
 
RainyDay said:
I don't think many people take their dog to the park on a bus?
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Sorry - I must remember to stop mixing my metaphors :D

RainyDay said:
We cleaned up after a neighbour's dog did his business on our lawn, and our own bin was stinking that weekend. If this is multiplied by 20 or 50, I can only imagine what a bin in the park might be like, unless owners start looking after their own.
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If you put faecal matter into an enclosed bin, of course it will stink. It won't stink nearly as badly if it is put into an open bin, for example a public bin. Although I regularly see dog turds on pavements, I rarely notice a stink off them. That's mother nature for you.
 
RainyDay said:
Like I said - you need to do a bit of reading on polluter pays. It is not about privatisation.

Just FYI, I'm not going to debate this with you further, as I reckon you're trolling.
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I have read up on it and I still reckon I'm right. I may have been a little facetious in my comments perhaps, but I wasn't trolling. However, I respect your wishes and will leave it at that.
 
ubiquitous said:
If you put faecal matter into an enclosed bin, of course it will stink. It won't stink nearly as badly if it is put into an open bin, for example a public bin. Although I regularly see dog turds on pavements, I rarely notice a stink off them. That's mother nature for you.
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What do you reckon might happen if you get 50 dog turds in a single open bin - any stench there?
 
RainyDay said:
What do you reckon might happen if you get 50 dog turds in a single open bin - any stench there?
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Yes, but probably only for an hour or so until the air dries it out - on a cold day not even this long.

Btw, have you ever been in a farmyard or cattleshed? Have you ever wondered why farmers don't have to wear gasmasks?
 
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