Mississauga’s Dog Waste Pilot Program Has Now Becomes Permanent

Mississauga’s Successful Dog Waste Pilot Becomes Permanent Program June 10, 2021 Yesterday, Council approved City staff’s recommendation to continue the existing in-ground Dog Waste program after launching a successful pilot project in 2018. The program will also be expanded to select parks around Mississauga in 2023. “The Dog Waste Pilot successfully addresses the disposal of dog waste while helping to improve waste diversion and … Read More

Recycling refundable beverage containers information links

What containers you can and can’t get money for information Milk deposit recycling information More Milk Container Recycling information New Deposit-Bearing Beverage Containers recycling information showing photos of what exactly is and isn’t refundable How to use return it four easy step and information about what can be recycled

Is urine good for the ground or not?

Should You Pee on Your Lawn? Does urinating in the yard help to fertilize it or not? Experts here answer this silly question. Jul 29, 2017  Ostentatiously whizzing on your lawn, refreshing as it might be, may or may not be good for the grass depending on your approach, but we can tell you one thing for sure: It’s unlikely … Read More

Making electricity from urine

Making electricity from urine Urine is being converted in to fuel cells by scientists Scientists have developed a way to convert urine in to a renewable energy source. But as Sally Magnusson, author of Life of Pee and presenter of Radio 4’s Secret Science of Pee, writes in this viewpoint feature, there is some way to go before the idea … Read More

Pee-powered vehicles are finally making a splash

Pee-powered vehicles are finally making a splash Ammonia offers hugely way to decarbonize transport A future of cars powered by electric batteries is inevitable. But what about trucks, ships, and planes? Hydrogen? Possibly. But there’s another chemical that could be used — and it’s abundant in your pee. What is ammonia, and why use it to power vehicles?  Ammonia is … Read More

America is running out of power

Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power AI and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s power grid to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up. March 7, 2024 at 6:05 a.m. EST Vast swaths of the United States are at risk of running short of power as electricity-hungry data centers and clean-technology factories proliferate around the country, … Read More