Associated Press
Updated: 8:04 p.m. ET Feb. 21, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO - City officials are hoping to harness the power of dog doo. San Franciscans already recycle more than 60 percent of their garbage, but in this dog-friendly town, ****** ***** make up nearly 4 percent of residential 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 trash, will begin a pilot program under which it will use biodegradable bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park.
The droppings will be tossed into a contraption called a methane digester, which is basically a tank in which bacteria feed on ***** for weeks to create methane gas.
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:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh That's hilarious. Those darn San Franciscans always coming up with wierd ways of thinking they're better than the rest of the country... :1orglaugh
Updated: 8:04 p.m. ET Feb. 21, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO - City officials are hoping to harness the power of dog doo. San Franciscans already recycle more than 60 percent of their garbage, but in this dog-friendly town, ****** ***** make up nearly 4 percent of residential 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 trash, will begin a pilot program under which it will use biodegradable bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park.
The droppings will be tossed into a contraption called a methane digester, which is basically a tank in which bacteria feed on ***** for weeks to create methane gas.
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:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh That's hilarious. Those darn San Franciscans always coming up with wierd ways of thinking they're better than the rest of the country... :1orglaugh
