Cat litter boxes smell bad, cause undue waste in landfills, and are time consuming to maintain |
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Cat people love their cats, but everyone hates litter boxes: The smell, time consuming daily cleaning, having to continually buy litter, some of which is bad for the environment. It has also been reported that plastic bags filled with waste that people place in their garbage end up in land fills—which can be toxic, and does not decompose well. What can we do, short of making cats live outside?
Contributed by Carrie Burnette
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It would be wiser for cat lovers to scoop up cat waste from cat litter boxes, place it inside of a brown paper bag and bury it in their own back yard - everything would then decompose naturally in tim...
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We use two types of retailed litter. One is entirely wheat based and the other is pine based. On an as needed basis, we flush the litter down the toilet. These materials will degrade in a system wi...
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Litter is a substance which is not biodegradable. If you can shred newspaper into fine shreds, you can use this as an alternative. You will change the paper out more frequently or sprinkle arm and ham...
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I had a serious problem with offensive odors from bags of pipe tobacco ashes – until I noticed that when I placed peanut shells in the bag, I could place my nose inside and there were no odors. I th...
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Composting provides a sensible means of reducing the negative environmental impact caused by cat litter. While this solution may not be practical for people living in an urban setting, it is an ideal...
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I live with two cats and litter boxes are a nightmare. What does help is a cat toilet. I am not talking about training a cat to use your toilet. I don't understand that concept in the least. What ...
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Assuming your cat is box trained, move their box just outside the bathroom, and leave it there a few weeks. Then trim the edges on the box and move it into the bathroom, and leave it there until the ...
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Innovative Solutionsfor Cat litter boxes smell bad, cause undue waste in landfills, and are time consuming to maintain |
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One of odouring substances that amount grows over time is ammonia. It can be dealt with just by citric acid. 20g of citric acid spilled on the bottom of the box befote filling it neutralizes ammonia ...
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As it says on the website:
automatic cat box that flushes waste
away and, like a cat, washes itself clean.
Uses permanent Washable Granules that never need changing
Comfy CatGenie Granules satis...
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I use garden mulch, bought in my local garden shop, as cat litter. It is absorbent, hides the smell and then bury it in my garden as soil improver. It takes a few months before the soil can be used ...
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Only use natural substance, biodegradeable cat litter! The type I use is super clumping, meaning I only have to remove the soiled bits, which can be flushed down the toilet. There is also bicarbonate ...
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