Question of the Day, Friday, July 8

Good morning!

I was cleaning out litter boxes this morning and thinking that there just has to be a better way to clean them. We're trying to be environmentally-friendly, so we take our reusable Trader Joe's bags to the grocery store, to Target and to PetSmart. As a result, we're not using plastic bags hardly at all anymore. And I don't know what to store used cat litter in when I scoop litter boxes. I use plastic bags and then throw the bags away. But we're really low on bags and plus I want to use something that's better for the environment. So my question this morning is:

What do you use when you scoop your litter boxes? Plastic bags? Store the used litter in a covered container til garbage day? How do you do this?

We use the plastic grocery bags, and throw them in the garbage which makes our garbage bags fairly heavy. A few different garbage men have been known to cuss us out.

Originally Posted by Kailie

We use the plastic grocery bags, and throw them in the garbage which makes our garbage bags fairly heavy. A few different garbage men have been known to cuss us out.

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I hear you! We go through about 60 pounds of litter a week, between cleaning all the boxes twice a day and then the weekly cleaning and disinfecting of all the boxes every Wednesday night. Garbage-weenies don't like us either!

Plastic grocery bags for small scoops, the black heavy duty trash bags for full litter changes.

You know I have a handful of reusable grocery bags and I always forget to use them. I stick them in the stroller while I shop but when it comes time to check out I forget to hand them over.

I clean the litter every day so it's never a huge amount so I use the pooper scooper doggie bags from the dollar store.

I use plastic bags & I put in place far, far from the home, of course out of house...about the garbage days, fortunately we have service 2 days per week...so we do not keep for long time the "radiactive" stuffs...

I use grocery store bags, tie them in a knot and keep them in an empty cat litter bucket with a tight fitting lid.
We take them out every time we take out our wastebaskets (every three days or so).

I use grocery store plastic bags too for litter. Well, the ones that don't have holes in them anyway. I usually use 1 bag for 2 days, then take it out to the trash bin.

I usually use reusable bags (including the one I made!), but LB is starting a plastic bag ban in grocery stores on Aug. 1 so I've been stocking up recently.. of course I live close to the city border and do some shopping in Lakewood anyway, so I guess I can still get my bags for trash/litter.

I scoop directly into the garbage can (with a regular kichen garbage bag), then take the bag out to the garage and put it in the big garbage can. But I have more scoopings to throw out than the average cat owner, I think!

I scoop into a black bag as to many cats to scoop into a grocery bag lol...

I also dump the boxes into black bags. About 3 times a year a bag will bust at the street while they are throwing it on truck. hefty bags with the 18%/23% stronger on box work very well.

Grocery bags...with one cat it's not an issue that needs a separate container with baking soda, etc, I just throw it away in the trash.

We usually use the plastic grocery bags. But I believe I am going to switch over and start buying biodegradable bags!
feline friendly biodegradable products

Plastic grocery bags here.