Litterbox scooping + trash = STINK

My fiance and I have one cat and we scoop her box about 2-3 times a day. We try to keep it really clean because we've found that when there's something in her box she will just go on the floor instead of using it.

The problem is that our trash STINKS ....BAD!! What do you guys do? Change the trash every day? We have a one bedroom apartment, and even with a trash can with a lid, it still stinks up the whole place!

I've had cats before, but when I lived with my parents they were indoor/outdoor and did their business outside, so I've never had to deal with this problem.

Any help is appreciated!

Get a "litter locker", I think Petmate makes it. It is like a diaper genie (if you even know what that is? ) but for cats. It will hold the stuff in a sealed plastic bag inside a container for you and won't smell. Doesn't need to be changed for two weeks! Easy, easy. I have 3 cats now. When I just had two I used litter I could flush, but with 3 I need heavy duty litter and it makes it so much easier to scoop and forget about it! Look into it....it's kinda hard to explain.....maybe someone can find the words to explain better than I can.....it's late here

Originally Posted by ChloeKitty98

The problem is that our trash STINKS ....BAD!! What do you guys do? Change the trash every day? We have a one bedroom apartment, and even with a trash can with a lid, it still stinks up the whole place!

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You said you live in an apartment. Would you happen to have a balcony? If so, you could put a trash can out on the balcony and put the litter in there until trash day. We have a garbage can outside on the patio and that's where I put mine.

get a smaller trashcan with a lid on it just for the litter. $10 at walmart.

I flush the solids down the toilet, and I put the pee clumps in a step-on biohazard trash can, which barely smells even after a week with 4 cat. I don't think it has to be a biohazard trash can but they'll last a lifetime and won't tip over. And I use Dr Elsey Precious cat which seems to control odor well.

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I scoop it into a bag and tie in a knot. Then it goes in the trash. I take the trash out every day or every other day if I forget. I also bought a smaller trash can a few years ago--so it's an 8 gal instead of a 13 gal trash can. I also live in an apartment.

I use the wood pellets but still double bag it (paper bag and then small plastic bag.

If you are using clay/scoopable litter, then do the same thing - double bag it. Also I'd take the bag outside to the main trash instead of leaving it in your house.

My trashcan for litter has a lid, that's both for odor and keeping the dog out... It helps, but opening the lid may be considered an act of war in some places. *dies*

I bag mine in a small plastic bag and take it to the garbage can in my garage, so it's not too bad. One suggestion I've heard is to bag (or doublebag) and tie off the residue and then put it in a old sealed coffee can til trash day.

Oh, sometimes I scoop a little extra litter over the #2s as I'm scooping into the bag - that seems to harden them more and cut down on odor.

I'd really recommend against flushing. My plumber told me that (a) never flush anything that wasn't first eaten or drunk by a human , no matter what the package says! and (b), especially in an apartment, if the clay residue did gunk up the pipes, I'm thinking landlord wouldn't be very forgiving.

OT, but did you know the busiest days for plumbers are Thanksgiving Friday and the day after Christmas - too many people flushing all sorts of food and other products that shouldn't be flushed!

When I scoop the bag doesn't even see the inside of my house. That crap will smell up the home in 5.2 seconds. I take it directly outside into a trash can with cedar lining with a tight fitting secure lid. I also put doggie waste in the trash can. Twice a week I take that trash can bag to the curb. If I lived in an apartment I would waste no time taking that bag of crap out of my living space right away, even if that meant a little walk twice to three times a day. It is bad enough to have an nasty litterbox in my house, I can't handle the smell either and also clean it all the time too. Good luck! I think the diaper genie was a good suggestion. But it is a lot cheaper just to walk it out of there.

Our can still smells but not as much since I put the waste in a freeze zip lock bag. I also double bag the trash, one side for waste and other for regular trash. This works for us cause the trashcan is in the laundry room and no one really bothers in there.

Are you dumping straight into the trash can?! I scoop into a plastic bag, tie it shut, then deposit that into our lidded trash can that I keep frangranced bags in and usually out other trash smells before the kitty waste does.

Originally Posted by littleraven7726

I scoop it into a bag and tie in a knot. Then it goes in the trash. I take the trash out every day or every other day if I forget. I also bought a smaller trash can a few years ago--so it's an 8 gal instead of a 13 gal trash can. I also live in an apartment.

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This is pretty much my experience as well. I scoop 2 litter pans daily, put the waste in a plastic grocery bag, tie it up tightly and put it in the garbage under our kitchen sink. That garbage is emptied about every 2 days and there honestly is no odour at all from the litter. Sometimes the garlic and/or cabbage stinks, but not the litter.

Another thing you can do is have a diaper pail, lined with a plastic grocery bag, for the scoopings. Those things keep every whiff in. You'll be revisited when you open it to add more, but you will never have odour escaping between times. When you're preparing garbage to go out, just tie up the bag, rebag, and toss.

We went to cedar shavings in litter boxes about a year and a half ago. Advantages include reduced cost and the used shavings make good mulch around OUTDOOR plants. We keep the used litter out of the landfill, an important consideration.

We pay about $6.00 for a bale of the chips that lasts about three months with two boxes. No litter in the landfill and no odor if the boxes are changed daily. Downside is the chips get scattered around a little. Covered pans would probably reduce the scatter problem.

If you live in a city you might have trouble finding the cedar shavings in a bale. Buying smaller bags (hamster chips) might make the whole concept too expensive.

We had no trouble transitioning our old cat to cedar shavings... added some to litter then shifted to full shavings within a few days. The new cats came out of the local shelter where they used regular litter. They both "jumped right in" and use the boxes for the intended purpose.

Cedar is bad! Do not use it for animals. It releases resins/oils that are harmful - this is why it's used to keep moths out of clothing. If you wish to use a wood product try feline pine or get the cheaper wood stove pellets.


I do pretty much what everyone else does. Double bag plastic grocery bags, tie them up and take them to a separate bin outside. It goes to the dumpster every weekend. Using a diaper pail sounds like a good idea if one doesn't want to go outside everyday (or in wet/cold weather ).

Originally Posted by strange_wings

Cedar is bad! Do not use it for animals. It releases resins/oils that are harmful - this is why it's used to keep moths out of clothing. If you wish to use a wood product try feline pine or get the cheaper wood stove pellets.


I do pretty much what everyone else does. Double bag plastic grocery bags, tie them up and take them to a separate bin outside. It goes to the dumpster every weekend. Using a diaper pail sounds like a good idea if one doesn't want to go outside everyday (or in wet/cold weather

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Strange-wings is right - please do not use cedar. I think of the poor rabbits and rodents that I used cedar for in the past and feel so bad.

I put the little bags filled with cat nasty in the outside trash every single time I scoop.

i don't put cat litter scoopings into the garbage can. i put them in a separate bag and walk to the dumpster.