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Powerloo: a handsfree flushable toilet for dog waste
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by Suranee | May 27, 2009 at 03:40 am
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A couple from Linden has developed an outdoor handsfree flushable toilet for dog waste called the Powerloo.
The 34-year-old from Linden, about 45 miles northwest of Detroit, developed the Powerloo and formed a company with fiancee Victoria Januszewski. It's an outdoor, handsfree flushable toilet for dog waste.
The couple says their invention is safe for the environment and the Powerloo sits just below ground level and taps into sewer lines.
The Powerloo sits just below ground level and taps into sewer lines. It's designed to be an environmentally safe and convenient way to dispose of dog poop.
Federal environmental and disease experts said dog waste can infect humans or other animals, and contaminate water sources and recommend flushing pet waste down a toilet.
Federal environmental and disease experts said dog waste can infect humans or other animals, and contaminate water sources.
Such experts recommend flushing pet waste down a toilet but "carrying dog poop into your house can be unsafe, and not to mention gross," Januszewski told the Detroit Free Press for a story published Saturday.
The couple who set up their own company called GreenDog LLC plans to sell each Powerloo for about $1,000.
GreenDog plans to officially launch the Powerloo next month and expects to make 500 of them this year. It sells for about $1,000, and comes with an optional heating unit to prevent freezing.
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at 04:08 on May 27th, 2009
this sounds great. I stepped on dog poo on the pavements and wanted to scream at dog owners who do not use the pooper scooper.No excuses now green dogs everywhere the more the merrier.
at 06:55 on May 27th, 2009
I think it's a good idea too Jazzyzazzy. You're lucky that there are "pooper scoopers" used where you live. I've yet to see a dog owner using one here :)