I’m sitting here listening to NPR this morning in my pajamas. There is a piece on recycling waste across the world and making bio-fuels. I am wondering why we can’t recycle dog poop. Does anyone know of a place who actually uses poop for anything? It is a thought. Maybe one day we could start cars with dog poop. Dog poop is everywhere – there is a lot of it and hey, why not use it.
I will be honest and tell you that I pick up all the dog poop in the back yard from Brutus and Little Girl and place in a large bucket (way in the back) and then bury it so I don’t waste so many plastic bags. On walks I use [tag]biodegradable doggy bags[/tag] from [tag]Planet Dog[/tag]. They are wonderful.
Anyway, enough of poop talk – but if you know of a place that uses dog pop, let me know. Little Girl would be happy to hear about it.
Oh, my God! There is a ghost in the car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could you send me some of those or bring them (not the poop, the bags!) when you visit?
I have a friend who bought some sort of container & worms kit that’s supposed to turn dog poop into fertilizer, but I haven’t gotten an update on how well it’s working out. I’ll have to give her a call and find out…
Have you tried flushable dog poop bags before? It’s so easy to use and no more stinky garbage.
found this little tidbit you wrote while doing some business research….if you go to “bing” and type in dog poop recycling, click on the first link ; it tells you how to set up a poo recycler in your backyard for around ten bucks…! i have done this for my yard, my neighbors and now am starting a home based business cleaning and recycling poo….i’m still putting up with crap but at least i’m out of corporate america….lol…have fun and good luck…!
Take and old garbage can and drill a dozen or so holes in the side.
Cut out the bottom (A keyhole saw works great for this.)
Dig a hole in the ground, deep enough for the garbage can.
Toss some rocks or gravel in the hole for drainage and position the garbage can so it’s a little higher than the soil level.
Place the lid on top (you might want to paint it with something like Dog Waste Composter.)
When you scoop some poop, put it in the hole and sprinkle in some septic starter (available at hardware stores) and add some water.
According to the http://www.cityfarmer.org web site, “Within 48 hours, the septic tank starter, (which is non-caustic and promotes natural bacterial growth) will have begun its work and you can add more dog doo. You can then begin to add it daily. This waste biodegrades and flows into the subsoil.”