Animal manure is the heaviest part of waste generation at the zoo. The Dallas Zoo has a goal of diverting 90 percent of its waste from landfills by 2030 as part of its commitment to sustainability. “Each year, our herbivorous animals like elephants, giraffes, and okapi produce more than two million pounds of manure,” Gregg Hudson, Dallas Zoo’s president and chief executive officer, said in a news release. Despite its source material, there is no manure smell due to the composting process, according to Silver Creek officials. Mixture of hay and bedding material, creates a composted blend for potted plants, gardens and landscapes. The manure, with itsĪn elephant at the Dallas Zoo. The primary source material? Silver Creek is making Zoo Poo from the manure of the Dallas Zoo’s resident elephants, giraffes, hippos, and other herbivores. Zoo Poo will be available at the Dallas Zoo gift shop, local specialty stores and Silver Creek Materials in west Fort Worth. “We have a multi-spoke approach to marketing this product,” she said. Educational institutions can use the products to teach students about recycling and compost, she said. Lutz also sees an educational component to the product if it is used in school environments. so that we can get this on a widespread availability level for things like parks, other institutions, other big properties.” “This year in 2022, we’re hoping to have 2 million pounds come to us. “Last year, we did about a million pounds, just right over a million pounds of the herbivore manure that came to us,” said Lutz. The idea for the partnership dates back to 2019, but plans slowed down because of the pandemic.
“It is a unique opportunity to hit consumers at a lot of different levels, whether you’re looking at just the patrons that are coming into the zoo that are interested in sustainability and they’re interested in conservation, and some of the commercial landscapers.” “We’re very excited about this program,” said Jennifer Lutz, business development manager at Silver Creek. The cost for a bag of Zoo Poo? That has yet to be determined, but Silver Creek Materials, a 40-year-old recycling company, announced the partnership Monday to convert tons of herbivore manure annually into a rich organic compost branded with the Zoo Poo name. A lot, or at least that’s what officials at a Fort Worth recycling, composting and mining company believe after announcing a partnership with the Dallas Zoo that will result in a product called Zoo Poo.
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