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Question: In his book entitled "How to Start a Worm Bin" Henry Owens states not to use "dog or cat poop" that it is "toxic" and that "flea-killing meds can be especially toxic". For years I have picked dog poo up using plastic gloves, then placed it in a plastic bag and thrown the full bag into the garbage bin where it would eventually make its way to landfill. If there are elderly people, children, or immunocompromised people eating in the vegetable patch though I think the dog compost should not be spread there.

We live on acreage so normally throw it down the back like Sharron but I think this will be a better option. I use Faith by Augustine Approved for my two little dogs as it is an natural dewormer and Pet Protector which is a non-chemical tick and flea prevention tag. Sewage systems that require the purchase of large plastic containers and chemical inoculants are neither friendly to the environment nor friendly to your budget. Lindsay Miles is an educator, speaker, author and passionate zero waste/plastic-free living advocate helping others live more meaningful lives with less waste and less stuff. Even if you don’t plan to keep up with the maintenance to ensure that your compost pile reaches those temperatures, providing you are not using the compost on an edible harvest, any risk is minimal.If you do not cover the feces adequately each time it is added it will build up flies and will stink. Working similarly to a home septic system, they convert the waste to a liquid that leaches out into the subsoil.

But when you compost dog poop using a Bokashi compost system, you can turn your pest waste into a nutrient-rich soil additive.I had considered making my own wormery but I’m so busy at the moment that I just don’t have the time.

As dog owners, there’s more to picking up poop than keeping our parks and pavements clean; it’s about doing it with as little environmental impact as possible. I don’t bother with heartworm because I’ve never seen or heard of it it in my city, and my dog never goes bush. Angela Connolly on Fiona’s traditional elderflower cordial recipe Hello there, How do I find Angela's elderflower champagne on your site please? When my greyhound Hans moved into the house (in July 2016), it was important to me that I didn’t suddenly start using heaps of plastic, or begin sending stuff to landfill. Even so, we advise all compost that has been produced using dog poop to only be used for non-edible plants.We are hoping to have a dog (or dogs) at some point in the future, so I will be watching your progress with interest on this one. They play a vital role in breaking down organic waste and turning it into rich, nutrient-dense worm compost, also known as worm castings.

With the appetite of the worms, the work of some dung beetles, and of course the activity of mold, the bin reached a point of equilibrium about seven or eight inches from the top of the bin. If there are any pathogens or parasites, they could easily get into the soil and it would be too easy to get into contact with something you eat. Ann Rippy worked for the USDA on a study involving dog kennel operators to evaluate the possibility of composting dog waste in northern climates.Due to a potentially higher pathogenic load, it's also not recommended to use poo from raw fed dogs.