Wednesday, February 22, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO - City officials are hoping to strap up the power of doggy doo.
San Franciscans already reuse more than 60 percent of their garbage, but in this dog-friendly town, animal feces make up nearly 4 percent of housing waste, or 6,500 tons a year - nearly as much as disposable diapers, according to the city.
Within the next few months, Norcal Waste, a garbage hauling company that collects San Francisco's garbage, will begin a pilot program under which it will use environmental bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park.
The droppings will be tossed into a contrivance called a methane digester, which is a tank in which bacteria feed on feces for weeks to create methane gas.
San Franciscans already reuse more than 60 percent of their garbage, but in this dog-friendly town, animal feces make up nearly 4 percent of housing waste, or 6,500 tons a year - nearly as much as disposable diapers, according to the city.
Within the next few months, Norcal Waste, a garbage hauling company that collects San Francisco's garbage, will begin a pilot program under which it will use environmental bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park.
The droppings will be tossed into a contrivance called a methane digester, which is a tank in which bacteria feed on feces for weeks to create methane gas.
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