WFL 83: How the Toronto Zoo uses their manure to produce electricity in partnership with Zooshare

Update: 2022-01-12

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I am excited to tell you that Kyla Graham, Manager of Conservation and Environment at the Zoo, joins me on the podcast to discuss the planning and implementation of the Zoo's new BioGas program that it runs in partnership with ZooShare.

Kyla described how the partnership with ZooShare was initiated to help the Zoo to find a process that will not only dispose of the 3,000 metric tons worth of manure per year but do it in a way that contributes to renewable energy.

Here are links to ZooShare and an article that provides a summary of the project:

1) ZooShare website: https://zooshare.ca/

2) Summary article of BioGas: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-zoo-manure-into-electricity-1.6277735?fbclid=IwAR078VDoK_mB3LxrSgLKHSKLaZCevbysU7FwicP0nMZ6h3AO-a0U_LnaxSc

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WFL 83: How the Toronto Zoo uses their manure to produce electricity in partnership with Zooshare

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WFL 83: How the Toronto Zoo uses their manure to produce electricity in partnership with Zooshare

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WFL 83: How the Toronto Zoo uses their manure to produce electricity in partnership with Zooshare