Household dog fecal composting: Current issues and future directions Emily Bryson, Amie Anastasi, Lisa Bricknell and Ryan Kift.
Environmentally sustainable strategies are needed to manage dog fecal waste that both reduce pollution and protect human and ecosystem health.
Dog waste that ends up in landfills cannot decompose effectively and contributes to both pathogen pollution and atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions. There is potential to transform dog feces from waste into a beneficial resource through composting. Composting is a well‐established method of managing animal and human feces that can recover nutrients, sanitize pathogens.
Household composting may be a more environmentally sustainable method of managing dog feces, but, to date, little research has been conducted to guide best practices.
Read this 2024 Australian article by PHS researcher Emily Bryson, to learn about the first overview of current dog fecal compost knowledge, critical knowledge gaps, and priorities for further investigation.
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