Dog Poo Wormeries might sound like a less than attractive idea, but in fact they afford the most obvious solution to the age old conundrum of what to do with all your dog's poop? Worms are more than happy to survive on a diet of pet waste, disposal of which is hugely problematic in environmental terms.

The only thing you really need to remember is that dog poop and food waste do not mix. Worms must be fed a diet exclusively of pet waste or of kitchen scraps. The reason you cannot mix the two is that kitchen scraps mixed with pet waste provide too perfect an environment for harmful bacteria. In a wormery where only kitchen scraps or only dog poo are added, the worms are able to safely destroy these bacteria as they munch their way through your waste. But with a mixture the bacteria could multiply to quickly for the worms to deal with. Since the key to a useful wormery is a supply of healthy worms, you will need to abide by this rule.

But, that is quite literally the only thing to think about really. Using worms to compost dog waste (and cat, ferret and gerbil waste for that matter), is extraordinarily simple. Dog poo wormeries come as two tier systems. The top tray holds the worms, and this is where you deposit your pet waste. Cover them over with some cardboard to keep any smells in whilst they are establishing their numbers, and that's it. Waste liquid which is fantastic liquid fertiliser will collect in the bottom tray and worm castings can be collected as and when you wish to use them as garden compost.

Dog Poo Wormeries really are something more pet owners should be using. Pet waste is a really problematic source of methane gas in landfill sites. Plus if you use a Dog Poo Wormery you are recycling all the nutrients available in that manure rather than simply wasting them.