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'It's just laziness': Dog poop bags annoy Fredericton trail users (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I live in Ontario, and this is also a huge problem here.

The solution is to ban dogs from all trails except dog parks, because people won't change, and this problem extends to more than just other trail users; it also contaminates the land and water, too.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Plusieurs villes ont commencé à installer des poteaux sur lesquels sont suspendus des sacs compostables. L'utilisateur en prend un, ramasse le tas puis le raccroche sur le poteau, sur un crochet prévu à cet effet. Un employé de la ville fait des tournées régulièrement pour les ramasser. J'ai rarement vu des sacs lancés ou "oubliés" en chemin depuis cette solution. Je ne suis jamais allé en sentier à Frédéricton mais selon l'article, une telle solution n'existe pas? Corrigez-moi si c'est pas le cas.

Many cities started installing posts every 1km along the trails on which are found compostable poopy bags. The user takes one, picks up after his dog then puts the bag back on a hook on said metal post. Then, a city worker comes by a couple times every week and picks them up. The amount of thrown or "forgotten" bags I've seen is drastically lower since then. I have yet to hike in Fredericton but from what I've read in the article, there is no such solution. Someone from the area can correct me, though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like a nice option, but we have similar here (dog poop bags are provided, multiple places to throw them out, etc.) but people don't seem to care! It's really too much of a problem to continue to allow dogs on these trails.

And another horrible habit people just don't seem to care about is letting their dog piss right at the entrance to these trails, so you're greeted by the smell of dog piss for the first 100m of the trail. It's not right to allow this to continue anywhere.

Dog park? No problem. But hiking/cycling/walking trails? Keep your dog at home.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Littering problems go "above and beyond" dog poop, he said. People leave pop bottles, chip bags, and other garbage that belongs in a trash bin.

Sounds like we should ban everyone, you included.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Fwiw, I do community cleanups, so I'm not the problem.

And I guarantee the same people who are leaving dog shit bags on trails are the same people leaving other litter on trails, too.

I'm totally fine with banning those people from these places. Just make sure we fine them, too. 👌

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It takes more effort to put the poop in a bag than it does to fucking carry it to a garbage.

At that point just leave the poo so it degrades and gives back nutrients to the environment. Double the nutrients when it’s on someone’s lawn 😎

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

At that point just leave the poo so it degrades and gives back nutrients to the environment.

Unfortunately, leaving dog crap around is a public health concern and should be heavily fined.