Those Blue Bags

Most cities, towns, villages & pretty much any area considered for public use, has what's commonly called a "bag it" rule when it comes to your dog's waste.  Many communities back up this expectation with fines.  True, you have to be caught to be fined.  Whats more likely to happen is that your friendly dog warden will knock at your door with the information that there has been an informal complaint.  Pay attention because once a formal complaint has been filed against you (your dog), its difficult to resolve the issue.  Fines, town clerks, upset neighbors, village court - who wants to go there.

Personally, I wish everyone would bag in the blue bags.  The bags are bio-degradable.  The fecal matter breaks down in approximately one year's time.  That's good in a controlled waste management environment.  

The problem arises when you deposit the blue bag into a plastic-lined container.  What you've essentially done is assure years from now, sometime in the far future..., the archaeologists will come across these filled blue bags .  Based on their research, they'll ponder long and deep as to whether the people of the early 21st century greatly valued their dog's poop.  

The moral of the story - if you're going to blue bag, make sure it's placed between the plastic liners and the side of the trashcan.  That way, it'll go to the dump and not be counted as treasure trash generations from now.