I am very confused by the strong reactions here. If my garbage can is at the curb, you are welcome to drop your tied-shut poop bag in it. If my can is back by my house, don't walk across my property to do that. It's just all about being reasonable - expect to carry it if you have to, but if a reasonable solution presents itself, ditch the poop.

NTA. As long as she's cleaning up after the dog, she's golden.

I am a dog owner as well as someone who leaves bins in an accessible place away from my house. If your bins are on your property, I will not trespass to dispose of dog waste. If they are on the curb, they are public domain. I would much rather see someone toss a poop bag into my bin than not pick it up due to lack of disposal options. It's a garbage bin. It already stinks and should be cleaned regularly.

She is so TA. Someone did this to me. My bin was out by the road because it was trash day. Tossed in their dog's c**p in the middle of July, after the trash had been picked up. I don't want anyone's dog c**p dumped in my bins, especially when it would cook for a week if I didn't notice it. If you want to pay my trash pickup fees, then I might be more flexible.

WOW......trash cans are for......trash and waste....is she supposed to hold onto the bag of poo, walking by other trash cans...to put it in your own trash can?......i cant understand the strong reactions

I've done it and I wouldn't care of someone put it in my bin either!

This topic shows up on my local Nextdoor feed about once a month, and it always generates these gigantic and extremely bitter battles. I find the vitriol hilarious!

NTA.

Dog's poop hermetically sealed in a plastic bag, thrown in a waste bin, public or private, and will be collected soon. Where is the problem?

I'm on the YTA side. I had someone do this to me and it sucked. The garbage had already been collected for the day and the bag got stuck to the bottom, meaning it was not going to come out at the next pickup. Our can also came up to just below my chest so there was no way I (or anyone in my family for that matter) could reach in and get it. Moreover, what if your dog has a health issue spread by its stomach contents? Our dog had hookworm when we first adopted him so we had to be extra diligent until his treatment was finished. If the bag had ripped it could have contaminated the can and potentially spread the parasite. Long story short, it's a d**k move, don't do it.

Wow. Did not expect everyone to be on the bfs side. Don’t throw bulky items into someone else’s bin because it takes up space they may need. However, I would think nothing of tossing a tiny doggy bag into a stranger’s bin if it’s properly tied. Thanks to the comments, I now see both sides but it wouldn’t bother me if it was my bin. I’m just glad you cleaned it up.

Where I come from, we have special "dog-poo" trash bins in parks and forests, and outside of that you can throw it away in public trash cans. But throwing it in someones personal trash can?! Mad, rude, etc. Hell no.

Everyone who does this is an AH. Where I live, we have to pay for the garbage disposal. Also we have 4 trash cans. One each for paper, compostable, recyclable and normal trash. If they find a plastic bag in the compostable trash, they leave the full trash can behind and you have to remove the s**t. Nice. If you don't want to clean up behind your dog, then don't get one.

Been a dog owner for over 45 years. I would NEVER throw poop in someone else's trash container ... that's just rude and lazy. Yes, it's obvious from the comments here that some people are OK with that, but many are not. I carry a nice, handy treat pouch that goes over my shoulder and holds my phone, keys, treats, unused poop bags, and yes, used poop bags when needed. With the treat pouch, I don't have to have the used poop bag in my hand for the rest of the walk and when I get home, I dispose of it in MY trash. Honestly, if you have a dog, carrying and disposing of poop bags in the most responsible, considerate way comes with the territory.

Here you can put a sticker on the bin if people are welcome to throw poo in it. However, as it only takes one heavy bag thrown on a poop bag to make it explode and cover the bin with poop many hesitate to do so.

Where I live, there are all apartments and condos, almost no private homes. When I walk my dog, I always carry the bag home and put it in our building's dumpster. I would never put it in someone else's trash can.

Public garbage can in a park or along a trail, fine. Garbage can that a homeowner is responsible for cleaning and maintaining, don't do it. I don't have a dog and I have to keep my cans in my very small garage, so I take pretty good care of it. I run a business and my clients also come through the garage, so I don't want it smelling bad. I don't have a dog, there should never be a reason for me to clean up dog poop.

If its trash, throw it in the trash can... ANY trash can. If BF wants to get really technical, then he should hold onto it until he's inside and then flush down the toilet and into the sewer.

Nope, never. For some people, like myself, who keep a clean and tidy garbage can (I wash out my garbage can every couple weeks), it really is a shite move to put your animals shite in another's can. Don't care if it's at the curb or by my garage, it's not yours to decide what goes in it.

Use a public one (like in a park or something) or just hold on to it until you get home. That's what I do anyway.

I don’t even put my own dog’s business in my own bin. The bin is plastic and over time will smell of poop that does not come out even after bleaching, lesson learned after the last city we lived in let us put it in the compost bin and that bin would get gross. Our current city also has pickup every two weeks, so if you miss pickup it’s now waiting four weeks. The park bins get picked up every day so it’s worth it to drop the lot off there.

The bin is kept in an alley AWAY from the house. Garbage stinks in the summer regardless of what's in there. A poop bag is not going to make it worse. I'd rather someone use my garbage can rather than not cleaning it up at all.

All you saying this poster is the a*s... You are the a*s, or even worse ypu're a Karen

Sorry, not only the AH but I see in my crystal ball that you are about to be single very, very soon. If you had an issue navigating such a simple request and personal boundary, pack your Sh#t up now, before he does . . . Oops, he's already looking for your luggage! (Sigh)