San Francisco is going to turn dog shit into alternative energy.
I love these people, and might be sorely tempted to go live there if I could afford more than a cardboard box under an overpass.
Here's how it works:
In a pilot program to start this year, Norcal Waste, a garbage company that collects the city's trash, plans to use biodegradable bags and dog-waste carts to pick up the poop in one of San Francisco's most popular dog parks.
The waste will be run through a methane digester, a tank in which bacteria break down the feces to create methane. This biofuel can then be piped directly to a gas stove, heater, or anything else powered by natural gas.
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