Whats the best way to get rid of dog waste in the garden.

Are those bins (dont know what they are called) that get buried in the garden
and you cover the waste with a liquid to make it all go into sludge.
Are they any good, and do they work.

What does everyone else do.

We collect the waste in nappy bags, place same in a Tesco's bag and then deposit that in a local dog waste bin. (See my post about what happens to that!) Many years ago I bought one of those doggie waste bins for the garden, it was absolutely useless and a complete waste of money.

I also use nappy bags, two off, then dispose of it with the household waste.  The best thing to do is check with your local Environmental health dept, as different councils have different recomendations.

I recycle plastic bags.....bread bags, carrier bags, etc. They don't cost me anything and they'd be thrown away anyway.    Then I put them in the bin. :)

Re: dog loos, have a look at this thread...

http://www.champdogsforum.co.uk/cgi-bin/board/topic_show.pl?pid=430657

Kath.

I lift the manhole cover and put it down there so it joins the normal main sewer.

we do the same as pjw

sarah xxxx

When out walking I use plastic bags which I have got from products such as bread bags, to pick up after my dogs.
I have found that worms particlarly thrive in dog poo compost! So as I have a wormery I just add it to the mixture. The reason the dog bins and many household recycling bins don't work it because the bottom is wider than the top. For any kind of vegetable or poo to be successfully recycled into a good compost, you need to make a solid wooden box, (one metre square, one metre high is ideal). Worms are the workers who break down the waste, and they are surface feeders, so you need a large area for them to feed on and breed on. When not feeding and breeding they live underground or in this case under the compost they make. If you cover the bins they get very hot and it all break down quicker, oddly enough it doesn't seem to affect the worms. I have several bins on the allotments and two in my garden. I only put dog poo in the garden bins and use this for my flower beds, the general waste for the alloments tends to be stuff from the alloment such as old plants, weeds etc. The garden bins have dog poo, kitchen waste, (banana skins are excellent), and grass cuttings.If you only put dog poo in you might find the worms need some rougage, so you can use soaked cardboard for this, if it is shreadded all the better.
Right now you all know about worm keeping..... lol I'll leave you to go back to your bins! Oh one thing don't forget to turn the bins out so the top of the bin which has become full becomes the bottom of the bin you are just starting.

we're on cess pit drainage here so it all goes in there and once every two years a big tanker comes along and takes it all away - works beautifully :D

Yvonne

Thank you every one for your help.