Please tell me to calm down!

I live down a lane too! It’s public access only.At least they pick it up!

I asked the council to put a bin on the public side which they did.
Isn’t it strange how angry dog owners get when you challenge them.

If you try and lock or wire the bin it probably wouldn't get emptied I guess. We do walk our son's dog sometimes but always take the offending bag home.

A lot of councils, including mine, have removed the dog bins and told people to put the bags in then general waste bins as long as its bagged. Not even twice. I haven't seen anything from our Refuse people asking for it to be double bagged but I do double bag my cats litter etc. just for their safety sake. I would much rather find another way of disposing of it but there isn't one as far as I can find out. I wont get rid of my cat she's company. So is my grand dog that I occasionally look after. Its not the animals fault its the owners.

My bins are put out the evening before the bins are emptied
and the bin men come at about 8 am ……..very often someone has popped their dog’s poo bag in the top of my bin! It makes me furious too.What is wrong with these people? There is a dog poo bin a few yards away.

Romola - you say that you are elderly and in my area if those 'not so young' contact our local council then the bins are collected from wherever they are stored and returned to the same place. We do not have to drag our bins to the end of the drive then return them later. It is worth looking into. Hopefully if the bin is taken back down the drive then the dog walker responsible won't wander down you driveway to use your bin!

Why is it YOUR bin the phantom poop depositor uses?

Are you quite sure it's not cat poo? If not, yes, why should you have to bring the bin in at that unearthly hour. Have you thought about a Ring doorbell? It would hopefully capture the culprit so you at least know who the dog and owner are every time. Failing that a notice, and an anti dog spray on the bin (if there is such a thing). Another thought, leave a few spare doggy bags nearby with a notice to help themselves should their dog poop.

M0nica

If you had CCTV on your premises, could it potentially monitor the bin.

I am not talking about actually getting CCTV, but if you could put a note on the bin telling them not to chuck dog shit in , followed by a statement saying CCTV is being installed. That might work.

This worked for us. Some low life used to throw a poo bag over our hedge so we put up a notice that we had installed CCTV (we didn’t!) and would be sending the footage to the police. The problem stopped 😜

Are you quite sure it's not cat poo
Stewpot not many people take their cats out for a walk and bag up their poo. they just do it all over the place never seen a cat on a lead yet ( someone will prove me wrong) Why should the poster buy and provide poo bags for dogs that ll just encourage more dumping ( excuse the pun) in her bin

Another irritating habit from some dog owners :
dumping poo bags in your skip .

Sorry but life is far too short to worry about a poo bag in a bin....surely has to be better than just leaving it out on the lane and bins aren't hygenic anyway

Note on the bin. ‘CCTV. You are being watched. Please do not dump dog poo bags in my bin or I will report you and provide footage to the council’.

If you are elderly and have a health condition you could apply to the council for an assisted collection - this means that they would take your bins from wherever you store them, empty them and put them back where they got them.

We have the same problem,so the bag is in the bin for 2 weeks,
am trying note on bin !

I can’t see any difference between dog poo bags and soiled disposable nappies, incontinence pads or sanitary towels?🤔 At least they’re in the bin and not left lying around.

TiggyW

I can’t see any difference between dog poo bags and soiled disposable nappies, incontinence pads or sanitary towels?🤔 At least they’re in the bin and not left lying around.

Ours are all supposed to be blackbagged, not just stuck in the bin. Would you stick nappies straight in the bin? And definitely not in the recycling bin.

Does it really matter!!
It’s in a bag so not smelly. Just be thankful it’s not unwrapped and left on your path. It’s in a sealed bag. Just live and relax in bed. Why are you so agitated it’s only a bag in the bin.

No matter what dog pooh bags l use it stinks. Maybe that's just my dog and others smell of roses. Anyway l don't put it in my bin let alone someone else's.

It happens often where I live. I'd sooner did that than just leave the 💩 bag on the sidewalk or, worse, not picking up at all.
A house on one of our streets actually has a sign next to one of their bins that says 💩 bags here only.

It’s the lingering smell, not nice if u are not the dog’s owners. I use the extra long bin bags that cover all the bin . At least that way u don’t have to put up with the offensive article for long. We have neighbours her who wait until all bins are out then cram all their extra stuff into them. Dh tactical and waits until they have finished.

I recommend a short message taped to your bin in Anglo Saxon terminology

BlueBelle

*Are you quite sure it's not cat poo*
Stewpot not many people take their cats out for a walk and bag up their poo. they just do it all over the place never seen a cat on a lead yet ( someone will prove me wrong) Why should the poster buy and provide poo bags for dogs that ll just encourage more dumping ( excuse the pun) in her bin

I misunderstood. I thought 'a packet' was a large dump - without the doggy bag? And yes, I have seen a cat being walked on a lead Either way, bagged or not, it's a cheek!

Ask your local Council to put up a public waste bin. Some have bins specifically for dog waste. Or put a sticker on your bin, advising it is not for public use.

I’m a lifelong dog owner - We would never do this x It would annoy me, other suggestions are great, mine is to try and stop getting so upset, it’s not good for you x

OP - how about getting the bins put inside your gate/boundary? Of course I don't know your age, but I know our bin operatives will do this under special circumstances! Age and disability are the usual special circumstances, but if you play on their sympathy eg "I wonder if you would be able to help me with this problem I have been having....." I'd make full use of the OAP card if I were you!!! Good luck!

Worse when it’s dumped in recycling bin. Then I have to fish it out! Don’t mind in general waste, though. Better than left on pavement or on a tree 😳