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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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Parks/ dog parks

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Parks/ dog parks

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Parks/ dog parks

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Municipality/ Council

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....

Municipality/ Council

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...

Parks/ dog parks

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Parks/ dog parks

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Parks/ dog parks

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Parks/ dog parks

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...

Municipality/ Council

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...