Around 6.5 million tons of [mostly] plastic-wrapped dog poop winds up in landfills in the United States every year. As most cities see it, that’s the only safe option. Unlike wildlife scat, which ...

Councillor Gill Thomas hopes a trial will improve how people get rid of dog waste A university trial will investigate if turning dog poo into compost is safe after a councillor's personal experiment.

There is nothing glamorous about picking up dog poop. But, as dog owners, we do it anyway, because our four-legged friends can't do it themselves — and put simply: it's the right thing to do. In ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- A new initiative has taken off in San Francisco to convert dog poop into compost. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the program launched Sunday at an open space maintained ...

If you own a dog, your yard probably has landmines. But beyond being an eyesore (and a shoe hazard), dog poop can be surprisingly destructive to gardens and lawns. It’s not the nutrient boost most ...

Watching our carbon footprint includes lifestyle changes like recycling, carpooling and diet. But it also includes how we ...

NEW YORK-- When you hear the term "composting," food scraps likely come to mind, but one program is accepting another kind of waste. The hope is more dog owners will stoop down to pick up what their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Councillor Gill Thomas hopes a trial will improve how people get rid of dog waste [BBC] A university trial will investigate if ...