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.
Congratulations to the Town of Erie, which launched its dog waste composting program on June 1, 2024. The park has been retrofitted with dedicated collection bins and signs to accommodate the new program. Pet Scoop will collect the waste and transport it to EnviroWagg at Soil Rejuvenation in Longmont for composting. Erie joins six other
In 2023, two successful experiments were conducted on opposite sides of the globe, utilising tumblers for the composting of dog waste. This approach is particularly suitable for individuals with limited yard space. Here’s a fact sheet with step-by-step “how to” instructions and project outcomes. When trying this with your own
Committed dog park visitors are using compostable bags and separate bins to make the town’s new dog waste composting program a success. According to the Assistant Town Manager, dogs at Autrey Park have produced 500 lb. of waste, which Pet Scoop collected and delivered to EnviroWagg for processing into a safe soil amendment.