Collecting feces within the framework of the actions we have been developing at BioCórdoba to promote Circular Economy, animal welfare, and enhance the value of Parque Sarmiento, three new organic bins have been installed for dog and cat feces.
One had already been installed in this green space and another 3 in the Environmental Corridor on the sidewalk of Rondeau street.
Cabono is a sustainable venture that transforms the excrement of companion animals into fertilizer for green spaces.
The innovative technology solves the problem of handling pet feces for the correct disposal of this waste, transforming it into a natural fertilizer.
The system is simple: the soil is perforated, then a digester is installed, and then biodigesting bacteria are applied. The organic bins house pet waste providing a sustainable treatment of the feces.
Collecting feces with an innovative system
The system is simple, the first step is a perforation in the soil, then a digester is installed, and then highly specialized biodigesting bacteria are applied.
They are diluted upon contact with water and activate their reproduction, causing accelerated degradation of the residual organic waste.
This process transforms feces into fertilizer, improving the absorption of nutrients for the soil and eliminating the bad odors produced by the feces.
The method has a positive impact on the environment, as it avoids the mixing of this type of waste with other domestic waste in plastic bags, whose final destination is landfills where they decompose slowly, contaminating groundwater and the air through the volatilization of harmful micro particles.
The installation of the organic bin is simple and consists of a 30-centimeter diameter hole in the soil, made with tools like a shovel or hoe, which can store about 350 kilos of excrement.
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Entrepreneurs from Cabono
Cabono, a triple impact venture
The organic bin is made of 1.6-millimeter metal sheet, painted with epoxy paint, welded to make it unbreakable and more durable.
Just for reference: a 14-kilo dog can produce about 500 grams of feces per day, around 15 kilograms per month, and 180 kilos per year.
If we multiply this by the number of dogs in Córdoba, we will end up with thousands of tons of feces per year ending up in sanitary landfills. When we add the number of plastic bags to contain them, it creates a considerable burden for the city’s landfills.
It’s important to note that a 500-gram pot of biodigesting bacteria lasts approximately 1 year for a 32-kilo dog’s excrement.
Maintenance is basic and takes a few seconds, a dose of the bacteria should be mixed in a bucket with water per pet and poured into the biodigester once a week.
Technology serving the environment. They use Biotechnology in the process, an interdisciplinary branch of biological sciences that involves technological applications using biological systems and living organisms or their derivatives for creating or modifying products or processes for specific purposes.
Cabono is Bioaugmentation
The technology used by Cabono is Bioaugmentation. Collecting feces based on its principles and theories inoculates selected live microorganisms for their high capacity to degrade organic matter, generating its biotransformation: poop turns into soil.
Cabono is a triple impact venture because it fulfills three fundamental pillars economically, socially, and environmentally, reducing the volume of urban waste, low installation and maintenance costs.
It also helps to transform and reuse waste, reduces the use of plastic bags, raises awareness and educates the community in improving and preserving our public spaces for their use, and also generates job opportunities.
