Dispose Properly
- Compost or bag your leaves & lawn clippings
- Don’t blow leaves or lawn clippings into the street
- Sweep up any spills or overspray of fertilizers on sidewalks or streets
Fertilize Efficiently
- Always follow the manufacturer’s application recommendations
- Fertilizing in the early fall promotes healthy root system — leading to stronger, more resilient lawns & plants
- Do NOT apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers under windy conditions, or when rain, snow, sleet or hail is predicted within the next 48 hours.
Be Car Smart
- Use a commercial car wash, where water is recycled and sent to treatment facilities
- Wash your car on the lawn or gravel
- Dump your soapy bucket in the sink
Scoop It. Bag It. Trash It.
There are nearly 82,000 dogs in Multnomah County. On average, a dog excretes 0.75 pounds of waste per day, which adds up to nearly 12,000 tons of pet waste in our county per year!
- Dog poop is classified as a pollutant not fertilizer. It can destroy grass.
- Some dog poop contains harmful diseases.
- Rain washes dog poop into streams and rivers, where we swim and get our drinking water.
- Dog poop can be a hazard for other animals as well as people.
- Cleaning up after your pet is always the right thing to do.