Alaska leads the way to look at options to compost dog waste
One of the earliest studies into composting dog waste began in 1991 to evaluate the possibility of composting dog waste in northern...
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Percentage of pet waste vs. other trash
Pet waste compared to other U.S. waste When reviewing the data for waste quantities below, keep in mind that anaerobic degradation of...
Canadian and U.S. dog owners: take our one-minute survey
Are you a dog owner? Let EPWN know your thoughts on the harm of dog poop on the health of the environment and humans. Results are...
Dog pick up bags - the good, bad and ugly
Need a quick guide to dog poop pick up bags? Click here for a quick and easy infographic, download it and take it with you everywhere...
Dog Poo Down the Loo
Deakin University student Stephanie created this video about "Dog Poo Down the Loo" as part of a professional practice placement with...
Aussie dog owner thoughts on harm of dog poop to environment and humans
As part of an environmental science project, an Australian student asked dog owners their views on the topic of dog poop and effects on...
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...
How to reduce your dog's carbon paw print - graphic
An Australia survey of dog owners in 2020 showed that 83% think it is extremely or very important to reduce the amount of dog poo sent to...
Ready Reckoner - calculating dog poop paw print!
This table provides an estimate of how much dog poop could be nourishing Aussie soils to regenerate our environment, instead of being...
Pets and the Pandemic (Australia)
Pets and the Pandemic: a social research snapshot of pets and people in the COVID-19 era Animal Medicines Australia say pet ownership is...
Can dog poo be used to grow our food?
Using her own 'research assistant', Bailey, and the poo of hundreds of dogs from day care, PhD candidate Emily Bryson has been studying...
Repurposing cat waste
Can cat waste be composted the same as dog waste? For the most part, yes. The big difference is that dog waste is mostly collected in...
Community Education Resources
Why not learn from what others have done. We'd like to share resources that have been developed and used in community projects aimed at...
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...
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...
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...
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