1. Rhonda Fetterly City of Waterloo
Dog Waste Receptacles
Rhonda Fetterly
City of Waterloo
AKA: Dog Crappers, Sh*t Pits, Poop Power!
Installation at Bechtel Dog Park; May 2017.
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Test Pilot
One Year Agreement between City of Waterloo & Sutera covered:
Major defects - Remove unit
Minor defects – Repair unit
Product fails to meet criteria if:
Strong odours, not user friendly
Leachate, clogged in chute
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Purchase 3 units: $
Installation(1 day): $ =
$ ROI – too soon to determine
Other Benefits: diversion from landfill, trace odour only, saves workers from lifting heavy, smelly garbage cans
Clean technology enhances park visits
Grips are on outside
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Cycle
Input by users – plastic bag & feces
Removal by private company
Processed at bio-digester plant
Converted to electricity & nitrogen fertilizer in approx days
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Maintenance & Costs
1st collection - 45 days: 610 kg
2nd collection - 59 days: 1120 kg
Saved Staff emptying a 45(gal)drum 9 times
Increased use by 40% in 4 months
Units $ 100 per unit + disposal = $ & $485.00
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Weekly Inspections:
Inside temp ranged from 1/2 of outside temp or equal to atmosphere
Odour is minimal but released in wafts
No graffiti / vandalism/ Clean outside
Content–dog waste/plastic bags
Issue – strong odour at one unit
Theory – Cat Waste?
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Projection after 1 Year
3 units could potentially:
Power homes
Remove 0.2 tons of CO2 from atmosphere
Fertilize 0.2 acres
Remove 0.19 cars off the road
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Future of the Poop Power!
A municipality with 50 dog units could…
Power homes per year
Remove tons of CO2
Fertilize 10.5 acres
Remove 17.5 cars from the road
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Questions?
Rhonda Fetterly
Park Technologist
ext 30232
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