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March 21, 2006

Pooch Poop Powered

Even as dogs get smaller and smaller, the poop piles just keep growing and growing.

Leave it to the San Franciscans to embrace alternative fuel and recycling plans. They've now embraced a new recycling program to turn pet poop into fuel to heat homes and provide electricity.

San Francisco is home to an estimated 120,000 dogs, far more than there are children.
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Almost 10 million tons (9 million metric tons) of dog and cat waste is generated annually in the U.S.
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1 ton (0.9 metric ton) of animal waste could produce 50 gallons (190 liters) of diesel-equivalent fuel, enough to heat a house in New England for two weeks.

"Once you start multiplying it the numbers get pretty enormous, and all of a sudden it looks very appreciable,"

More at: National Geographic: San Francisco to Turn Dog Poop Into Biofuel

Funny enough, we treat our pets so well, feeding them high fat gourmet pet food, that pet poop is even more power-packed!

Posted by sorsha at March 21, 2006 8:40 PM