How to Maintain a Pet Waste Station

Finally! Your homeowner’s association installed some pet waste stations in your community. Now you have the convenience of always having access to dog poop bags while you’re walking your furry friends. This is especially handy when you forget to pack some along for the walk. Now for the fun part…

So, how do you maintain a pet waste station? We can walk our dogs, pick up their poop and toss it in the trash can every day. And the next day, everything is magically emptied and replenished by some poop fairies. Of course, we all know that’s not true. Somebody has the job of visiting every pet station in the community and does the emptying and the replenishing of the waste bags. But who?

Who Maintains the Pet Waste Stations

Well, believe it or not, sometimes it’s the homeowners themselves. They will periodically check the pet waste stations and do all that work. Other times, a board member will wait until someone complains that the trash cans are overflowing or that there’s no poop bags in the station. And, when they have some spare time, they will go take care of it. I’ve seen some property owner’s board members take on a rotating schedule to do this task. When they have the time.

What if you are a board member and you simply don’t have the time to maintain a pet waste station? If you use the services of a property management company, you can simply call your property manager. Then let them know you need someone to maintain the pet waste station. That’s not going to be the property manager’s job. Chances are they will not do it unless they really go above and beyond the call of duty. I’m guessing it’s beyond their job description and they won’t. And, that’s where we come in.

But I Don’t Wanna Do It

Scoop Masters is a pet waste removal service that picks up dog poop from residential homes on a regular basis since 1988. Not only that, we also purchase, install and maintain pet waste stations. We work for Property Owners Associations or POA’s, Homeowners Associations or HOA’s, and apartment complexes all over Southern California, Dallas, Nashville and Austin, Texas. We currently work with several dozen property managers across the U.S.

Sometimes referred to as dog poop bag dispensers, Scoop Masters will visit each station on a regular basis and make sure each station has been maintained properly.

That includes:

  • Emptying the trash bag;
  • Replenishing the dog poop bags;
  • Wiping down the stations as needed;
  • And even making minor repairs to the stations when needed.

This gives the property manager or the board members peace of mind knowing that their community will be properly taken care of. Want more security? We even take a picture of each completely maintained pet waste station and upload the image to your client portal. That way you can see that it’s been done properly. As an added bonus, if you have more than 5 stations, we will customize a small label to identify the station. This makes it easier to figure out which station needs special attention.

Cut Down on Pet Waste Station Complaints

This really comes in handy when you get a complaint that it hasn’t been done. Let’s face it, everyone knows that there are certain people who have nothing better to do than complain about the community. Not only that, but it can be show that the stations are getting full too quickly between servicing. That may indicate the need to provide service more often. We have many communities that we service once a week. We also have a handful that we service 6 days a week and everything in between. That’s a lot of dog poop!

There are more advantages of hiring a professional pooper scooper company to maintain your pet waste stations. It will  allow your maintenance staff more time to do what’s important, like, uhm, let’s see, maintenance! I’m sure most maintenance staff was hired to maintain the functions of your building. Like fixing water leaks, electrical issues, and other problems inside the units – NOT picking up dog poop. Besides, Scoop Masters does more than the previously mentioned tasks. We also purchase and stock the waste bags so the property owners, management companies or the board members don’t have to worry about a thing. We take care of it all for you.

In Conclusion

Keeping the common areas of a homeowner’s association clean and pet waste free is not only good for the community, it’s great for the environment. Rats are attracted to pet waste because of the high levels of protein in it. Pet waste has been found in urban runoff that can contaminate nearby bodies of water. Your community will look (and smell) better, and actually adds value knowing that the community cares about the cleanliness from pet waste. We can even guide you to the most cost-effective pet waste product, number of units to install and even the location to install them. Want a free proposal? Just contact Scoop Masters at 800 787-7667 or email us and we’ll be happy to oblige.