Pet and animal waste

Small Animal Waste 

Used sawdust bedding from small, hutch animals e.g. guinea pigs, rabbits, mice can be recycled. Please place into your GREEN reusable sack and this will be collected as part of your green weekly collection service.

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Dogs

Dog poo needs to be placed into a bag, tied and placed in your black bag/wheeled bin waste and placed out for collection.You can also take black bags of animal waste to your nearest CRC. 

Do not compost it.

Cats

Cat poo and litter needs to be placed into a bag, tied and placed in your black bag/wheeled bin waste and placed out for collection.You can also take black bags of animal waste to your nearest CRC. 

When preparing the litter tray, try to use minimal amounts of litter and only clear out what you need.

Do not compost it.

Horses and ponies

You should compost manure in a properly constructed manure store. It can then be used as a fertilizer.

You can donate it to a local allotment group if you cannot use it all yourself.

Other pets

You should dispose of farm animal waste in your compost bin.

You can dispose of farm animal waste in your black bag or wheeled bin.

You should dispose of exotic animal waste such as, shredded skin, any bedding and any droppings in your compost bin or black bag/wheeled bin.

Leftover pet food

You should dispose of dry dog and cat food in your food waste caddy or home compost bin.

You should dispose of your wet pet food in your food waste caddy.

You should dispose of your fish food into your food waste caddy or compost bin.

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 Find out about home composting here