Last year, New York City gave out 92,000 dog licenses, but community surveys conducted by the city health department have suggested the actual number of canines is usually five times higher than this ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—A new initiative has taken off in San Francisco to convert dog poop into compost. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the program launched Sunday at an open space maintained by ...

It has been a fun challenge over the past few years to learn how to reduce my waste through the several Rs of sustainability (refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, recycle, repair and rot). Dog waste is ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Dogs (and their human companions) who visit Hillside Dog Park in Brooklyn Heights are helping to save the planet by recycling dog poop. It turns out that literally tons of pet feces ...

NEW YORK-- When you hear the term "composting," food scraps likely come to mind, but one program is accepting another kind of waste. The hope is more dog owners will stoop down to pick up what their ...