A trial to provide compostable bags and a dog waste pick up service to a compost contractor has resulted in a permanent arrangement at two dog parks in an Adelaide foothills council.
The trial showed council staff they could remove 94,000 plastic bags and 8 tonnes of waste from landfill each year at a cost of just $760 a year. This data helped the project get a green light to continue.
Ready Reckoner – calculating dog poop paw print!
This provides an estimate of how much dog poop could be nourishing Aussie soils to regenerate our environment, instead of being treated as waste and contributing
