Did you know the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies dog waste as a pollutant—right alongside herbicides, oil, grease, and other harmful contaminants?
Left on the ground, dog waste doesn’t just disappear. It can:
💧 Pollute waterways by washing into storm drains and flowing directly into bays, rivers, and lakes
🦠 Carry harmful bacteria and parasites that threaten human and animal health
🏖️ Cause water quality problems severe enough to close the beaches and waterways we love
This topic recently came up on our Florida Listserv, and members shared the ways they are reaching out to their communities about pet waste. Check out their campaigns below and in the photos.
🌊 Miami Beach’s “Don’t Be Ruff on the Bay” reminds residents and visitors how simple actions—like picking up after pets—protect Biscayne Bay.
🐚 Hollywood’s flier, often shared by their Public Utilities department, starts with an image of an adorable pup and ends by asking an important question: “If you wouldn't swim in it, why would you let it go down a storm drain?”
🌊 Oldsmar Bay’s coloring page reminds us that we can’t depend on someone else to pick up our dogs poop and that waste from just 100 dogs can shut down the bay to swimming.
➡️ Bag it. Bin it. Every time.
Our waterways (and your neighbors!) will thank you.
Left on the ground, dog waste doesn’t just disappear. It can:
💧 Pollute waterways by washing into storm drains and flowing directly into bays, rivers, and lakes
🦠 Carry harmful bacteria and parasites that threaten human and animal health
🏖️ Cause water quality problems severe enough to close the beaches and waterways we love
This topic recently came up on our Florida Listserv, and members shared the ways they are reaching out to their communities about pet waste. Check out their campaigns below and in the photos.
🌊 Miami Beach’s “Don’t Be Ruff on the Bay” reminds residents and visitors how simple actions—like picking up after pets—protect Biscayne Bay.
🐚 Hollywood’s flier, often shared by their Public Utilities department, starts with an image of an adorable pup and ends by asking an important question: “If you wouldn't swim in it, why would you let it go down a storm drain?”
🌊 Oldsmar Bay’s coloring page reminds us that we can’t depend on someone else to pick up our dogs poop and that waste from just 100 dogs can shut down the bay to swimming.
➡️ Bag it. Bin it. Every time.
Our waterways (and your neighbors!) will thank you.