I stoop and scoop, not because of the posted warning signs in the parks, but because it is the right thing to do and I will gladly carry the poop home WHEN the city stoops and scoops the poop from the geese,seagulls. pigeons, etc. we see in places like High Park and public parks throughout the city. Our parks are the center for picnics and family outings so common sense would dictate that organic bins are placed in the parks. What about the poop from animals other than dogs?
Get out in the real world Paula.....
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Updated Tue. Apr. 10 2007 1:10 PM ET
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The City of Toronto is considering a bylaw for residents to stoop, scoop and then carry their dog's poop home instead of placing it in park garbage bins.
The city's latest waste audit shows as much as 25 per cent of trash in park bins is dog excrement. That equals about 1,400 tonnes of pet waste, which then ends up at the landfill.
The proposed bylaw is one of several approaches Toronto is considering to meet its goal of diverting 70 per cent of waste from landfills by 2010.
Councillor Paula Fletcher, who chairs the parks and environment committee, wants dog owners to place their pets' waste in their green bins at home, where other organic materials such as food scraps are tossed.
The initiative would also make city parks more inviting to residents, Fletcher says.
"In the summer it's very, very smelly and it's very concentrated," she says of the odour near garbage cans.
"Even in your own green bin, you don't find it at that level of concentration in the way you might in a park's bin."
Some dog owners at the popular Withrow Park on Tuesday were skeptical, but most seemed accepting of the idea.
"I don't know if it will happen, but I don't think it's an unreasonable request," said one woman. "I would do it."
"That's what we do most of the time," said one man. "We also use these biodegradable bags so that it's not as negative an impact on the environment."
Fletcher said the city could also place green bins in city parks so it would be more convenient for dog owners.
"I think if you've got to track it home, some people would be less inclined to pick it up in the first place," said another dog owner.
"If they have the green bins there, then (residents) pick it up and put it in a place that's more appropriate than the garbage."
If the bylaw passes, residents who choose to ignore it could end up paying a fine similar to the $240 charged for those who don't pick up after their pet.
With a report from CTV's Desmond Brown
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