Planning a Pet Waste Station

• Consider partnering with your town or another watershed organization to assist with publicity, maintenance, and other project needs.

• Contact your local stormwater coordinator to seek assistance and request permission to install a pet waste station on municipal property (if applicable).

• Use our pet waste station and leash bags purchasing information document to select a vendor for pet waste disposal products.

• Complete pet waste stations generally cost between $300-$400 dollars. Consider collaborating with another organization or town to receive a bulk discount.

• Use our sample press release to publicize your new station. The more you can educate local residents the better!

• Use our sample Op-ed to continue educating residents about the problem of pet waste.

• Recruit volunteers to manage and maintain the pet waste station (e.g., volunteers will need to keep a supply of bags in the waste station).

• Provide a pet waste bag distribution worksheet to volunteers to record how often they fill the bags at the station.

• Use the nitrogen calculation worksheet and your pet waste bag distribution data to estimate the amount of nitrogen and bacteria removed as pollutants from local waters. Consider publicizing that information!