How much U.S. dog and cat waste is streamed to landfills?
What doesn’t get measured doesn’t get done. But pet waste doesn't get measured! Calculating how much dog and cat waste is streamed to...
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Compostable bag facts
Returning contents back to nature Compostable bags enable dog waste in suitable bags to be composted. There are different compostable...
Dos and don’ts of repurposing pet waste
– Herbivore pets that eat only plants generate poop and bedding that are easily composted without concern for pathogens. The quantity of...
Dog poo from Cape Town beaches grows trees
The Scarborough Environmental Group collects tons of dog poop at beaches and uses it to create compost for planting trees. The group’s...
Calculating pet waste
When planning a pet waste recycling program, it’s important to find out the amount of pet waste that your project will be tackling. This...
Environmental impacts of dog waste
Toilets and sanitary sewage treatment have provided modern man with a workable solution to human waste disposal. But there is no...
US dogs produce more waste than humans did in 1959
Much of the 11 million tons of dog waste generated in the U.S. each year is trashed and streamed to lined and sealed landfills. The rest...
FTC cracks down on dog bag degradability claims
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned 20 dog waste bag manufacturers and marketers to revise or remove their promotional materials...
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