Thread: A more environmentally friendly way to deal with cat waste?

Trays are cleaned twice daily and his deposits are placed quickly and securely in a small plastic bag and put in the wheelie bin outside. We were contemplating putting his deposits down the toilet as were using biodegradable litter but that would mean traipsing through the kitchen with the spoils of war and tbh the bags are working better for us at the moment. Looking forward to seeing some other ideas here as our current situ isn't exactly "green".

Have been thinking about getting one of those filtered poo-bins so we wouldn't need to use bags everyday, but then you start factoring in unit cost, the filter costs, etc, and the costs start to spiral. May have a look for some biodegradable paper bags so my conscience is clear

Yip maybe I should use some smaller bags for a start. Double bagging is perhaps a bit excessive- just need some without holes!

Originally Posted by Catlover

Yip maybe I should use some smaller bags for a start. Double bagging is perhaps a bit excessive- just need some without holes!

Our poop is put in a bin... then when full put in the small bin.. the rest which is wood... is then put on the compost heap and used for the garden... it keeps all the weeds down, its like a mulch.. We can not put it in the bin they would not take it away.. we have a small bin for general waste.. a large bin for paper plastic bags for tins and plastic.. and they come 4 times a year for garden waste... so we really do not have an option not with the amount I use!!

Not able to flush away in this house as just the thought of traipsing up the stairs to our only loo whilst carrying a shovel full of MC deposits is enough to make my eyes water!

So, we also bag and bin in the outside dustbin straight away. We have taken to using scented nappy bags though and the talc fragrance does go a long way towards making the job easier!

We're using World's Best Cat Litter which is fantastic and flushable. However I put the 'used' blobs into a doggie poop bag, twist and tie and throw into trash. Flushing requires a flush per each blob and since we have 2 male littermate MC kittens that's a LOT of blobs per day. Don't want to gum up the sewer. Rotor Rooter is very expensive!

Originally Posted by debbie560

Our poop is put in a bin... then when full put in the small bin.. the rest which is wood... is then put on the compost heap and used for the garden... it keeps all the weeds down, its like a mulch.. We can not put it in the bin they would not take it away.. we have a small bin for general waste.. a large bin for paper plastic bags for tins and plastic.. and they come 4 times a year for garden waste... so we really do not have an option not with the amount I use!!

I think britain has a long way to catch up with Germany in the recycling/environmental stakes! Pretty much anything goes when it comes to domestic waste. We do have a garden so maybe it is time to get a compost heap started.

I will be watching this thread with interest to try and find some greener ideas of disposing of our cat litter.

Currently used litter goes into old carrier bags - some doubled if they have holes in, then they go into the bin outside. We are limited in our options as we have no garden but I do feel guilty sending all this waste to landfill.

Originally Posted by Catlover

I think britain has a long way to catch up with Germany in the recycling/environmental stakes! Pretty much anything goes when it comes to domestic waste. We do have a garden so maybe it is time to get a compost heap started.

Is it possible to compost cat poo? Should you only do it with wood-based or recycled-paper cat litter? (not the clay stuff). I have a compost bin in the garden but I hadn't thought of composting the cats' waste. Wouldn't it make the compost stink?

Originally Posted by Howlinbob

Is it possible to compost cat poo? Should you only do it with wood-based or recycled-paper cat litter? (not the clay stuff). I have a compost bin in the garden but I hadn't thought of composting the cats' waste. Wouldn't it make the compost stink?

Yip these are questions I have too!

I thought you couldn't compost waste from any animal that was a carnivore (or even an omnivore if they have any meat in the diet)? I could be wrong though.