A city in northern Taiwan thinks it came up with the Golden Ticket to get dog owners to clean up after their pet – a chance to win gold bars for handing in bags of doggy poo. Starting from August 1, dog owners and other residents of New Taipei City, bordering the capital Taipei, can hand in waste to government cleaning teams in exchange for tickets to a lucky draw. The prizes: three gold ingots worth T$60,000 ($2,100), T$18,000 and T$12,000.
The Golden Ticket opportunity will end in October when the winner will be chosen. “We are hoping the draw will attract a wide participation, especially as the gold price is rising,” said New Taipei City Environmental Protection Department official.
The city will give free potty bags to residents to help them clean up the poo.
