Ash Poopie, Dog Waste Vaporizer, Could Change How You Scoop (VIDEO)

From EarthTechling's Aaron Colter:

A new product from Paulee CleanTec called the "AshPoppie" is hoping to change the way dog owners clean up after their pets by turning the waste into a sterile, and supposedly odorless, ash in under a minute. The company says the ash can be used as compost material, saving the waste of plastic bags.

The technology, developed by professor Oded Shoseyov from the agricultural department of Hebrew University in Israel, is also being customized to someday be large enough for use in a self-contained human toilet.

The self-contained human toilet, which could also harness solar power to be energy independent, is probably quite a ways off considering the company has yet to even announce the price of the dog-sized device.

Equipped with a 12 volt rechargeable battery, copper cleaning brushes, and an LED to light up the target area at night, the AshPoopie requires specialized capsules that could cost as much as $20 per month for a large dog. So, unless an owner is purchasing the most expensive of bags, the relative high cost may not attract a wide customer base.

To see a video of how the AshPoppie works, check out the video below:

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Comments

[vetxcl]

08:24 PM on 11/14/2011

Yeah!! Now there's a major problem that was just waiting ofr the solution that is now at hand - sometimes literally. All those surburban lawns crying out for justice, yearning to be green!! All those parks free of slip hazards!!! Oh goody!
That AOLpo spends anytime on this, illustrates how seriously this section is regarded.

[southpoop]

04:36 PM on 11/07/2011

Who knew HuffPost was all about the poo! Science meets poo, poo loses: http://bit.ly/tfMnr6
South Poop

[Max Shaw]

01:18 PM on 11/01/2011

I wish more people would be responsible in my neighborhood. Its dangerous to walk at night--not because of the threat of violence mind you but the threat of stinky pitbull crap stuffed into the creases of the soles of your shoes.

[aFtersootdamP]

03:21 AM on 11/01/2011

We have too many pets and not enough responsible pet owners. When owners allow their pets to defecate on their own property, then I will be impressed.

[Mikey39]

11:09 PM on 10/31/2011

all you dog lovers out there, check out the new social network for us! barksbarks.com

[sedunning]

06:40 PM on 10/30/2011

what was that movie called, a comedy about a guy who invented a spray that evaporated dog poop? More wishful thinking. Low tech is often better. Just scoop it up and throw it out for heaven's sake.

[Max Shaw]

01:17 PM on 11/01/2011

Envy. With Jack Black and Ben Stiller. The Va-poo-rizer was the product. Pretty dumb movie but it had its moments.

[isonychia]

01:01 PM on 10/30/2011

Such a informative video! Thank you so much for making me wait through that ad to watch it. I hope that your fishing technique gets you even more money in the future!

[slocomgp]

12:31 PM on 10/30/2011

Maybe they put the wrong clip???

http://www.ashpoopie.com/products.html

[drsolo]

11:32 AM on 10/30/2011

My dogs eat a raw meaty bone diet and their poop comes out as a small ash colored pellet that is dry. It is all the grains in the commercial dog foods and the bacteria that make for those wet plops.

[mustardhead98]

10:47 AM on 10/30/2011

I watched the video thinking it was going to show the actual invention. A "waste" of time!

[PatrynXX]

12:20 AM on 10/30/2011

don't think that had anything to do with the device. was all about plastic bags..

[David Wolin]

04:54 PM on 10/29/2011

The human one already exists. Look up the Xerolet.