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Loading...Lights Powered by Dog Poop! (VIDEO)
Yes, that’s right. In Cambridge, Mass., a new program called The Park Spark Project invites dog owners to dump their biodegradable dog poop bags into a unique tank. Then they turn a wheel to start a process that allows microbes to turn the poop into methane gas, which creates power for lights at the park.
Pretty smart: bright lights, instead of smelly trash cans!
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+ add your ownGreat idea! Every town should have these tanks
Ditto Andrew B!!!!
It’s an absolute annoyance, but your dog’s waste can pose a huge threat to the sanitation
levels in your surroundings. You can’t have your pet’s poop sticking on your shoes, messing
up your backyard, your neighbors’ lawns, or even park grounds. The smell of doggy doo can
turn anyone’s stomach, attract flies, germs, and even pollute the nearby water supply.
That’s why you need to have a steady supply of Biodegradable Dog Poop Bags on hand. Dog poop
bags are the best answer to your dog’s leavings, and while many people make do with ordinary
plastic bags, think what that’s going to do to the environment. A single plastic bag will
take a minimum of 500 years to disintegrate! Biodegradable dog waste bags, on the other
hand, will ensure you can ditch your dog’s poop without hurting the earth in the process.
With these sanitary doggie bags, neat disposal of your pet’s poop is as simple as scooping
it up, tying the poop bags closed, and throwing it in the trash. You won’t even have to fret
about escaping odors. Biodegradable dog poop bags come in scented and colorful rolls that,
amazingly enough, add personality to your trash bin. Now who wouldn’t want that kind of
garbage-scaping deal? Make sure you have a good stock of Biodegradable dog poop bags, and
you won’t have to worry about you – or anyone else – playing footsie with a do
In the River Vally, in Edmonton, AB they are doing this. It is the same principle as far as I know. A lot of people like the area to walk their dogs as it is so beautiful. And now at night time they have free power for a Lamp post.
Too bad we could not have an anaerobic digester like this in every home to turn kitchen waste and dog poop to energy.
I'd love to have one for my home!
Great news
If you can do this with dog poop, why can we not run some smaller towns on it and reduce the need for oil and gas.
I know my dog would be a regular contributer.....fantastic idea.
Great idea!
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