Fáilte Farm Fungi

• Just one gram of dog waste contains about 23 million bacteria
  • This includes E. coli, fecal coliform, etc.
• Dog waste plays host to salmonella, giardia, and hookworm
• When pet waste sits in the environment, it infects both plants and animals
  • If Neospora caninum infects the water supply on farms, it can lead to neosporosis, causing miscarriages in sheep and cows
• Phosphorus and nitrogen, the same ingredients as in fertilisers, can cause algal blooms which:
  • Lower underwater oxygen levels
  • Kill aquatic life
  • Make swimming unsafe

What can YOU do?

• Flush it
  • This depends on:
    • How much water you can use
    • Whether you want dog waste in your home
    • The volume of dog waste
• Buy an electric at-home composter
  • These are effective at breaking down waste in a short period of time
  • However, they can only take small loads
• Hot composting
  • This can be tricky to control, but by using HOTBINs we have found success at controlling the temperature of the dog waste and killing pathogens that way
  • The compost that results from hot composting should not be used on edible plants or near waterways