Want to Cut Heating Costs? Use the Horse, of Course!

The Manchester, UK police department has turned to an interesting source to cut their heating bill: Their large stable of police horses and the, ahem, waste they produce. The idea is to turn the waste into bricks and burn them in a furnace inside the police station. Interestingly enough, this is a fairly ancient technique that was also used by settlers traversing the great plains and is apparantly quite effective. The Manchester Police are not quite sure how much they’ll save, but are confident that the system will “pay for itself”.
(as reported on Sustainablog)