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to Enviro Pet Waste Network

The Enviro Pet Waste Network (EPWN) connects individuals and communities that are successfully diverting dog and cat waste from landfills with those who want to learn how to develop similar programs in their own cities and towns. This website will help you find eco-friendly options for managing pet waste.

Want to help reduce the environmental impact of cat waste or of dog poop at your home, business, park, beach, trail or community? You’ve come to the right place.

Offering information on pet waste disposal methods that are kinder to the planet

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Who are we and what do we do?

The Enviro Pet Waste Network (EPWN) is a US-based nonprofit (501c3) organization providing resources to help dog and cat owners worldwide to reduce the carbon pawprint of dogs and cats. There are more eco-friendly ways of taking care of pet waste than sending it to landfill where it is buried decomposes extremely slowly in anaerobic conditions. This process creates methane, a harmful greenhouse gas.

Globally, pet dogs and cats produce an estimated 120 million to 140 million metric tons of solid waste each year, driven by a global population of roughly 900 million dogs and 700 million cats. In the U.S. alone, pet waste makes up an estimated 12% of residential waste. Diverting pet waste from landfill is one piece of the organics zero waste puzzle.

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Together, we can keep do our bit to keep pet waste out of garbage bins and dumpsters and prevent it from spoiling the landscape and polluting waterways and environments.