Where To Put Guinea Pig Waste?

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So we currently have 3 large indoor cages which as you can guess creates A LOT of mess. We have had this problem before but it seems to be getting worse as we have more pigs. Our local dump won't take the guinea pig mess easily and as we seem to be constantly churning out dirty bedding we are'nt sure what to do with it:eek: Does anyone have any different ways we could dispose of it?
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Do you have the space to compost it? That would be my preferred method but we don't have the space :-( my local dump is quite happy to take small pet waste in black bin bags
 
Would it be possible for you to change to fleece bedding as then you only have to dispose of dirty hay and poops rather than dirty bedding as well however then you would have to wash a lot of fleece very often which may also not be very practical.
 
I'd check the no guinea pig poo with the local council & the dump because they should take it. Our blokes at the dump check what's in the the bags, but they won't check if you say to them the bags have food waste in them it will go straight into general waste.
 
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you could ask local allotments to take the waste.mine take it very readily.thats if you have access to allotments !otherwise fleece maybe a better alternative.
 
I have this problem too with a quad of rabbits. I have decided that my guinea pigs (two young sows) will be on fleece when they come (21st January).

I am allowed to put the pet waste into the rubbish bin. Had to buy the largest possible wheely bin - 240 litre.
 
We can put the waste in our garden recycling. I would check with your council? You could also compost it yourself.

We originally bedded to our two on wood shavings but have since switched to fleece. One of the reasons was the amount of waste we were creating.

Now we just have the hay trays to empty so much more manageable.
 
We are near you in Hampshire (Hart) they are happy as long as it's double bagged. Otherwise just bag up well and just tell them it's general,household! They won't let us put it in the green bin sadly.
 
My dump take it - don't see why yours should have a problem with it - mine contains poops newspaper and hay - I just tell them at the dump "guinea pig poo coming through " and they just point to the general waste bin.
 
My dump take it - don't see why yours should have a problem with it - mine contains poops newspaper and hay - I just tell them at the dump "guinea pig poo coming through " and they just point to the general waste bin.
 
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I put it into my green bin, even though the council said they wouldn't take it my neighbour said well they take chicken waste, So I filled up the bin and then it was collected. Been doing it every week since.
When I lived at my mums house the local recycling centre in somerset used to take it as long as you emptied it into the garden waste.
 
I put it in the green garden waste, since it can be composted. I have Fitch paper bedding, hay and poop so not too big of a deal. I make sure to spot clean every day and that saves me a lot of hassle.
 
I'm in Ireland and they have no problem taking animal waste here so long as it's bagged properly and in the correct bin. Personally, I bag the poop and stray bits of hay and give it to anyone who wants it for outdoor flowerbeds. It's going to be in big demand coming into the spring! Even in the winter, I give it to people to pop into the soil of indoor plants. It's a brilliant fertilizer!

If I was binning it, I'd pop it in the 'food waste bin', as that goes into composting at our local dump.

I use fleece blankets and that makes it easier to collect and dispose of. Maybe you should consider a similar option? Those green-fingered people out there will be delighted with some free plant food :)
 
Having the same problem, we have 9 guinea's, the only thing I can think of is to start using hay bags again so there isn't as much hay waste. The bins here are only emptied once a fortnight and they will only take 2 bin bags, not allowed to put it in the garden waste bin :/
 
Tell your local tip that it is general household waste, they will take it :tu:
 
I pop some in the composter and the rest in the green garden waste as our council take it.
 
Saddened to read that some councils are not accepting soiled bedding and hay as green waste - it is so recyclable! My council do let us put it in the garden waste / garden recycling scheme bin. Perhaps some councils are not distinguishing between carnivore pet waste and herbivore waste bedding? I either use the garden waste recycling scheme or give it to keen gardeners in our village who are very happy to receive it for their compost bins.
People who just put it in general waste have you asked why the council wont recycle? Perhaps it is about the description ie pet waste means different things vs wet hay and wood/paper based bedding which so clearly should be composted.
 
Well my council told me that they do not take sawdust, dirty hay or guinea pig poo. She told me I can put clean hay in, why would I want to do that? I just threw it in anyway and the bin men always collect it every 2 weeks no problems. Best bet is to talk to neighbours and see what they say about the green waste.
 
Hank288 said:
Well my council told me that they do not take sawdust, dirty hay or guinea pig poo. She told me I can put clean hay in, why would I want to do that? I just threw it in anyway and the bin men always collect it every 2 weeks no problems. Best bet is to talk to neighbours and see what they say about the green waste.
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Council madness then:mal:. Yes agree, composting neighbours are v useful!
 
lauraboara said:
Saddened to read that some councils are not accepting soiled bedding and hay as green waste - it is so recyclable! My council do let us put it in the garden waste / garden recycling scheme bin. Perhaps some councils are not distinguishing between carnivore pet waste and herbivore waste bedding? I either use the garden waste recycling scheme or give it to keen gardeners in our village who are very happy to receive it for their compost bins.
People who just put it in general waste have you asked why the council wont recycle? Perhaps it is about the description ie pet waste means different things vs wet hay and wood/paper based bedding which so clearly should be composted.
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It gets my goat too! I've asked before only to be told that if the bedding contains any animal waste then it is to go in to general waste. I've tried tell them that the waste is from herbivores but they won't have it :mal: At times I do feel a bit rebellious though and hide the hay amongst the grass clippings when the other bin is full ;)
 
Thanks for all the replies! Our local dump will take it but just not very easily. We are considering using fleece but as all pigs are inside now we will wait until they go back out in the warmer weather. Household waste is another option so next time we have waste we will try that.
Thanks again!
 
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