Poo power.Scooping up dog droppings may soon have an added benefit. In San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] , people will be able to convert their pets' waste into energy. The garbage-collection company Norcal Waste is setting up collection carts and supplies of biodegradable biodegradable /bio·de·grad·a·ble/ (-de-grad´ah-b'l) susceptible of degradation by biological processes, as by bacterial or other enzymatic action. bi·o·de·grad·a·ble adj. dog-waste bags in one of the city's parks. After walkers deposit their dogs' bagged droppings in the carts, the company will dump the waste into a methane digester di·gest·er n. 1. One that makes a digest. 2. Chemistry A vessel in which substances are softened or decomposed, usually for further processing. Noun 1. . Inside this device, bacteria feed on the waste and release methane gas, which can be burned to generate electricity or heat homes and buildings. The project will likely create only a small amount of energy. But by recycling the dog waste, it will prevent tons of dung DUNG. Manure. Sometimes it is real estate, and at other times personal property. When collected in a heap, it is personal estate; when spread out on the land, it becomes incorporated in it, and it is then real estate. Vide Manure. from ending up in landfills each year. |
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