American artist Matthew Mazzotta is putting a spin on modern day poop scooping. He created an interactive art piece that uses poop to power lamps in a Cambridge, Massachusetts park. The project is called the Park Spark and it uses local dogs poop to form energy which later turns into methane which ignites several lamps around the park. When asked about his overall perception of this project he says, “Dog owners everywhere are collecting pet waste in plastic bags and then sending it to landfills. The waste contained in these plastic bags release small amounts of methane that over time is a substantial quantity. The Park Spark Project is based on substituting the common trashcan and plastic bag with a public methane digester and biodegradable bag, so that the dog waste collected is converted into a usable form of energy (methane).
The Park Spark machines are relatively simple to use. They consist of two steel 500-gallon oil tanks. Dog owners drop their waste in one of the tanks and then gently turn the wheel which stirs up the waste and water. Then methane mixture than ignites the lamp! Watch out America, Matthew is planning on expanding his project to six more -cities this year! For more information, visit Matthew's website: Park Spark Project.
Check out Matthew demonstrating the Park Spark below!
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