BLAENAU Gwent Council will start naming and shaming people who let their dogs foul in public on its website.
After the issue was raised in several PACT meetings, the council decided to take action on irresponsible dog owners.
Currently, there are 250 dog bins throughout the borough, along with 'no dog fouling' stickers on lamp posts and patrols by council officers in plain clothes in the early morning and evening in hot spots.
Areas including Cwm, Brynmawr, Swffryd, Llanhilleth and Bryngwyn School, Six Bells, were all patrolled between March and May.
The council has also introduced a hard-hitting marketing campaign showing the affects dog mess can have, depicting a child holding what appears to be faeces.
Dog mess can cause blindness.
The Council has given out four fixed penalty notices of £75 in the past three years for dog fouling and in a bid to cut down on the problem, officers hand out free bags to people out walking their dogs in order for them to clean up after them.
The council is also starting a reward scheme, taking the names and details of people seen cleaning up properly after their dogs, and entering them into a monthly draw to win £100 shopping vouchers.
Under the new scheme, the council plans to put more bins throughout the borough in areas particularly affected by the problem, as well as having a team specifically to empty, clean and maintain the bins.
PCSOs will also be brought in to issue fixed penalty notices to people caught allowing their dogs to foul.
A council spokesman said: "Early reaction is positive - and we have support from the majority of dog owners who do behave responsibly.
"We have consistently warned that dog owners will face fines through the fixed penalty system and, if necessary, through the courts if they don't clean up."
