Around 6.5 million tons of [mostly] plastic-wrapped dog poop winds up in landfills in the United States every year. As most cities see it, that’s the only safe option. Unlike wildlife scat, which ...

Whether plastic, plant based or compostable, most dog waste bags will still end up in landfill Whether plastic, plant based or compostable, most dog waste bags will still end up in ...

We asked readers last week to weigh in on an apparently controversial question: Is it socially acceptable for dog owners to dispose of waste in a neighbor's trash can — or do they need to take the ...

It's a question that has bedeviled dog owners — and owners of streetside trash cans — for as long as domesticated dogs have been defecating: what's the ethical thing to do with your pet's poop? Why it ...

So many of you enjoyed my column about pee-mail a couple of weeks ago that I find it fitting to write a follow-up about, well, poop. Let’s start with PooPrints, the leading dog poop DNA testing ...

There are an estimated 90 million dogs in America and they all eat, sleep and poop. It's how that last thing is handled that is the source of aggravation for some pet owners and nature lovers. The ...

Durham has new rules requiring pet waste bins in neighborhoods and along trails, getting homeowners associations involved in the push to get dog walkers to do their ...