When you pick up your dog’s poop with a plastic bag, tie it in a knot and chuck it in the trash, do you get an unsettling feeling that you’re hitting the can but missing the boat?
Isn’t there a better way to dispose of this stuff?
If we want achieve true zero waste, we need to find simple solutions for the 8-12% of residential waste generated by our beloved pets.
Professional composting is an elegant solution to an inelegant problem. The process upcycles dog waste into a finished compost that enriches soil while diverting the raw nuisance material from walkways and landscape, landfills and streams.
EnviroWagg – an Enviro Pet Waste Network program – is processing Colorado dog waste into a safe and nutrient-rich soil amendment that greens up plants. Research and development at the composting site contributes to how we understand processing, testing and applying compost that uses dog waste as primary feedstock.
How to compost dog poop in small spaces using a tumbler
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Superior, Colorado collects 500 lb. dog waste since start of program
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Boulder upcycling at trail heads
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Senior builds pet waste composter for Colorado shelter
As part of her capstone project, Colorado Mountain College sustainability studies senior Ramsey Bond teamed up with the Colorado Animal Rescue shelter (CARE) in Spring Valley to build an outdoor animal waste composting system. […]