Diaper Genie for Doodles?

[Leslie and Halas]

It's been awhile since we've had a poop discussion, so I thought I'd start one.

We don't have much of a yard, so I take Halas on walks to do his business. I use the blue poop bags to clean up after him. The problem is the smell created by bags full of poop sitting in a very hot garage during the summer. If I put them directly into the garbage can, the smell is overpowering when I have to open the garbage can to put something else in. This summer, I filled a bucket up half way with cedar mulch, and I put the poop bags in the bucket until garbage day. That has helped a little, but the garage is still pretty smelly. I was talking to my cousins about it a few weeks ago, and they half-jokingly suggested using a diaper genie. They said it works for their baby's poop, so why wouldn't it work for doodle poop? I think they have a point, but I don't have kids, so I've never used a diaper genie. But if it allows you to have dirty diapers around without your house smelling like baby poop, it would probably help a garage smell less like dog poop. Has anyone ever tried this? Or does anyone have a method they use that helps with the smell of multiple poop bags?

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Back in the day, oh so long ago, they used to sell lemon scented trash bags.  I used these bags to line a regular 20 gallon trash reciprocal with foot pedal, to throw all those dirty diapers ( I had two in diapers for a few years).  It had to be emptied once a day though--two 30lbs toddlers times all that poop for a day = 6 months of Halas poop.

[Melody & Bruin]

I too remember those lemon scented trash bags!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Ok Leslie-This is funny because your story is EXACTLY like mine. We had a streak of 90 degree days and we have a fence, so we tie the plastic bags in a knot and they end up in a pile because we don't want to unlock the fence gate everytime they go. So one day I was like man, that looks bad with those bags there. My DH likes to throw them over the gate and I told him I'm sure the neighbors love to see that in the alley. I headed off to find a solution and came home (when DH was at work) with

one of those suncast outdoor garbage cans, put a bag in it and started storing the poop bags in there instead. DH didn't say anything just rolled his eyes, went to work the next day and told a guy that he's not saying anything about the smell until I say something first. Well, it did stink bad and I was waiting for him to say something like he always does, finally I couldn't take it and said why does it smell so bad if it has a lid. He said what did you think was going to happen? It's like your steaming it in there of course it will smell! So now we are back to the alley dumpster a real pain and so smelly that you have to throw and run! So I was interested in seeing what others do so thanks for posting.

I wonder why the bucket Dori uses doesn't smell like that?? I see my neighbor doing this and I have flash backs of the plastic garbage can. It will be interesting to see what your solution will be. Good luck!

[Barbie]

"Throw and run" - OMD, I almost lost the Dr. Pepper in my mouth as I read that - too funny! I do that also with Big Gray (our sanitation-provided can). I use plastic shopping bags when I go on turd hunts, or should I say "poop shopping"? Every time I put trash in that can, I have to hold my breath. One day it was so bad (I guess from the heat) that I ended up parking the can under a tree several feet from the house. I need a better solution also.

[Denise & Hunter!!!]

Personally I did not think the diaper genie worked when I used it for both of my daughters. I personally used a diaper pail - old fashion style and put cat liter at the bottom. I kept it in my garage and it worked like a charm :-)

[Barbie]

This might sound dumb, but I've never had a 2-legged kid, so I was wondering whether the old fashion style diaper pail contained water, bleach, or some other liquid? Seems like my aunt's did years ago, but she used cloth diapers, not disposables. I think you might be onto something with the kitty litter, so that's why I was wondering whether it's wet or dry litter that absorbs the odor.

[Tina, Clover, Plus 5 More]

Baking soda works too.

[Barbie]

I wonder how Jane is doing with her new poop station. Any odor issues?

[shelly]

The last time I used a diaper genie was probably about 11 years ago... they work great until you have to pull out the ("sausage linked")  bags to dispose of and then what a stink!... but if you kept it outside... I think that would definitely be fine.  We use a heavy - Spackle type covered bucket lined with heavy plastic bags, then on garbage night, we through them in the garbage cans.. poor garbage men!  LOL

[Adina P]

I'm just glad I rarely have to use baggies.  There was just never a good way to keep the stink down with 2-3 dogs.  It was always either gross or stinky ... well ALWAYS stinky.  And we had to be careful to empty the small trash can into the curbside trash can BEFORE the trash got picked up otherwise it would be nasty odors for a week...blech.