Dog park replicates dog poop composting program
Brooklyn Heights is a residential neighborhood within the New York City, borough of Brooklyn in the US. Users of the Hillside Dog Park in...
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Pet poop actions for local government
There are a variety of roles that councils and municipalities have to help pet owners keep pet poop in the loop. Keeping pet poop out of...
Calgary pilots compost bins at two city dog parks
Two Calgary off-leash parks are piloting a dog waste diversion program, that could also reduce the number of single-use plastic bags...
London, Ontario offers deep discount on dog poo digestor
Addressing the environmental impacts of pet waste goes beyond simply picking up after your dog. While picking up dog waste helps minimize...
Brooklyn dog park: six years of upcycling poo
“Dog waste in and of itself doesn’t have any value…so we decided to create value out of it by upcycling it to fertilizer,” Leslie Wright...
Waterloo's Poop Power Project
In 2017, Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) installed their green poop power dog waste disposal units around parks and trails. It is the first...
Vermont's Waterbury Dog Park inspires two others to tackle dog poo composting
In September 2022 the Warren Select Board approved a plan for Warren Dog Park at Brooks Recreation Field. The project committee's...
North Vancouver - 40 dog waste only bins
There are over 40 Dog Waste Only red bins strategically located throughout the City. In 2017, the City of North Vancouver started a pilot...
Adelaide Council installs dog waste specific bins
The City of Burnside is one of Adelaide’s oldest residential areas and has installed four Doggie Dunnies in popular dog walking areas....
Canadian provinces where dog poop is accepted in composting facilities
Forty-one percent of Canadian households are home to 8.2 million dogs. So where does all that poo go? Dozens of communities in seven...
Langley bins offer dog waste option
The Township of Langley in British Columbia makes it easy for park visitors to sort their waste by providing multi-stream bins. Many...
Toronto expanding successful dog poop bins program
A pilot project that put special “dog poop” sections into litter bins has been so successful that the city is expanding into the third...
Pet waste OK for Nantucket composting
Sorting is the key to successful recycling in the Town and County of Nantucket, Massachusetts, where the mandatory program was...
Worm farms to digest dog poo in dog parks (trial)
Bayside Council has been trialling worm farms to digest dog poo onsite at various enclosed off-lead dog areas in their region. This...
Easy sorting for Colchester WRM pet parents
No fanfare. No drama. Ahead of the curve. Colchester Waste Resource Management in Nova Scotia has been accepting pet waste and litter...
Aussie dog park dog waste trial leads to permanent service
A trial to provide compostable bags and a dog waste pick up service to a compost contractor has resulted in a permanent arrangement at...
Metro Vancouver: take pet waste to recycling or treatment plants
In the U.S. there are no restrictions on how dog daycares, animal shelters and scooper services dispose of the tons of waste generated by...
S. Australia pet owners find win-win solution
An innovative group of dog lovers from Port Elliot, South Australia, teamed up with pet researcher Dr. Janette Young from the University...
Halifax collects pet waste with other compostables
Halifax and other nearby Canadian municipalities require residents to toss compostables into clear bags so that collectors ensure that...
Airdrie taking the lead in pet waste recycling
Airdrie, a city of just over 61,500 north of Calgary, Alberta, has announced that residents can now put pet waste in their green organics...
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