![]() ![]() I add ALL kitchen waste to it over winter and summer and then start over again in the fall. There are 2 living in my house and we have an average amount of company. Last year when we harvested the garden I shoveled it out and right now it is approx 3/4 full. The lid has holes in it so it allows ventilation and access by bugs which lead to maggots. ![]() I put a cement ring and firpit bricks around the top and have an old disc blade for a lid so four legged pests are not a problem. I buried it so that about 10″ are sticking out of the ground. Mine is a 60 gallon barrel with holes drilled in the sides and bottom. I don’t know how it will work with pet waste but the buried digester that I use for kitchen waste fills up in about 1 year. The video tells you how it works and how to maintain you DIY Doggie Dooley.Ĭategories Do It Yourself, Dogs, Green, Thrifty Things Tags compost, digester, DIY, Dogs, earth day, video, waste disposal Also, too much chlorine in the water you add to the digester may slow digestive activity.Ĭheck out the detailed slide show for a DIY waste digester and make your own. If you live in a cool area, try to locate your digester in a sunnier part of your yard. Waste digesters won’t work properly in very clayey soil and digestive activity stops below 40☏, but picks up again when the weather warms up. And don’t put one of these too close to water, like a river bank, or anywhere where the water table is high. septic tank enzyme available at hardware stores (Septonic, Septo-Bac, Roebic Septic Treatment, Drain Out, Rid-X)ĭon’t locate your waste digester anywhere near edible plants.something to cut the bottom out of the can.a drill to make holes in the side of the can.a large plastic garbage can with a lid hat fits tightly.Happily you can make your own pet waste digester for dirt cheap. ![]() They can also cost a pretty penny and depending on how many dogs you have, may not be able to handle all your poop problems. Last week I wrote about an environmentally friendly way to dispose of your dog’s poop using a waste digester-the Doggie Dooley or the Staywell Eco Clean. This is such a great idea for an Earth Day project! Let me know if you make one yourself. Update April 19, 2011: I’ve recently gotten a few questions about this post, so I thought I’d repost it for those of you who may have missed it. ![]()
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