Heathen
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Post by Heathen on Oct 14, 2019 23:20:56 GMT
I'd like to find something less expensive and more environmentally friendly. Any ideas?
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Post by flgirlatheart on Oct 14, 2019 23:25:15 GMT
Following this because I’d be very interested to know what others use. It’s the only thing I’ve found so far that keeps the odor contained between trash days.
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QueenoftheSloths
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Oct 15, 2019 0:24:25 GMT
We buy the regular, nonclumping litter. Empty litter bag goes in a covered plastic kitchen trash bin. Boxes get scooped into the bag, bag gets taken out to outside garbage can when full. Low tech solution that's as environmentally friendly as 5 cats worth of used litter cn be.
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Post by MichyM on Oct 15, 2019 0:25:05 GMT
Couldn't you just use the Genie but without the plastic? I love mine and wouldn't give it up for the world. However, I hadn't given a thought to the plastic until just now, so I'm going to try it without once I run out of refills. Thank you for sparking that thought! Also, I wonder if there is a way to use bio bags (the liners for countertop compost bins) in the Genie?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 0:53:53 GMT
Well dead brother would just dump a mound of dirt in his garage... then scoop it out in the spring time 🤮. If I had know that he started doing this, we would have put an end to that and his hoarding.
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Heathen
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Post by Heathen on Oct 15, 2019 1:04:57 GMT
Well dead brother would just dump a mound of dirt in his garage... then scoop it out in the spring time 🤮. If I had know that he started doing this, we would have put an end to that and his hoarding. I know someone who does that, except it's litter. The boxes she has in her garage don't get scooped or cleaned properly, either. It is nauseating. |
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Post by idahomom on Oct 15, 2019 1:56:25 GMT
I love the Litter Genie and I'm not what other alternative there is other than scooping into plastic bags anyway and taking each one outside to the trash. The knock off Litter Genie refills on Amazon I find to actually be better than the name brand, and they're cheaper.
And I just switched to Arm & Hammer Cloud Control litter - completely dust-free. My kitties and I no longer breath that nasty dust and the room where the litter box is isn't dusty anymore.
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Post by Bobomommy on Oct 15, 2019 1:59:05 GMT
I found a diaper genie at a thrift store for $2.99. It had one partially used and one refill with it. I use a Tidy Cat pellet system and scoop the solid waste into a grocery bag, twist it up and deposit it into the genie. When needed, it is emptied into the trash. Liquids drain into a pad underneath and are disposed of by also enclosing in a grocery bag, but taken straight to the trash bin.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 3:11:40 GMT
I'd like to find something less expensive and more environmentally friendly. Any ideas? When I'm on my laptop, I'll link an informative video for you from a cattery. It changed our litter lives here with 5 cats!!! You basically buy a Tidy Cats Breeze system ($35?), buy a regular litter pan to use on the bottom, line that with a pet pee pad (Sam's Club is best for us) and fill the top with equine pine pellets ($5 for 40 lbs at our feed store). The pellets turn to dust when the cats urinate in there. You just swirl the pellets a few times a day. I change the pad twice a week---so easy!! You scoop the poop (easy) and flush it. No more icky odors,it's so inexpensive and it works!!!! The YouTube video is by Victorian Gardens Cattery and it's called, THE ORIGINAL : The easiest, most inexpensive natural litter system The long video explains it all. Hope you could find it!!! |
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Post by Tammiem2pnc1 on Oct 15, 2019 12:11:32 GMT
We buy the regular, nonclumping litter. Empty litter bag goes in a covered plastic kitchen trash bin. Boxes get scooped into the bag, bag gets taken out to outside garbage can when full. Low tech solution that's as environmentally friendly as 5 cats worth of used litter cn be. This is what we do. We just buy the cheap lunch bags and scoop into those daily. We take outside to the trash. Change the litter once a week. It's just such a simple solution for us. |
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Heathen
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Post by Heathen on Oct 16, 2019 17:44:43 GMT
We buy the regular, nonclumping litter. Empty litter bag goes in a covered plastic kitchen trash bin. Boxes get scooped into the bag, bag gets taken out to outside garbage can when full. Low tech solution that's as environmentally friendly as 5 cats worth of used litter cn be. This is what we do. We just buy the cheap lunch bags and scoop into those daily. We take outside to the trash. Change the litter once a week. It's just such a simple solution for us. I used brown lunch bags when I lived in a house and had only two cats. Now I live in a condo, which in winter means braving the skating rink/parking lot to get to the dumpster, and I have more cats. |
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Post by bianca42 on Oct 16, 2019 17:52:28 GMT
I use a generic version of the litter genie refills that I get from Amazon. These are environmentally friendly. |
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used2scrap
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Post by used2scrap on Oct 16, 2019 17:59:58 GMT
I use equine bedding pellets. Super cheap and works fine, similar to feline pine. Local animal shelter uses the pellets as well.
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