Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an apparatus and method to use a bottomless, animal fecal waste collection device comprising of a low profile, vertical wall that creates a visually identifiable finite space when placed on the ground. The apparatus and method described enables the collection and retention of animal fecal waste without the use of commercially produced litter media because of the placement and use of the device on the ground.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include Internet-based rental system and method that enable individuals to rent or to make available for rent, various types of assets from a common website. The system and method described include rental processing software that runs on the rental website to allow individuals to offer for rent or to rent assets conveniently over the Internet.

Abstract: The device of the present invention is a landscape device positionable at the base of a tree or other vertical object. The device includes a resilient rigid main body with an outer periphery. The device is constructed of a single, molded sheet of resilient rigid plastic enclosing a central opening and a radial slit extending from the opening to an outer periphery of the main body. The device further includes two upwardly extending annular walls integral with the main body, a plurality of radial slits extending from the central opening, and an annular flange integral with the main body at one of the annular walls for anchoring the main body into the earth.