The ink used in newspapers are toxic as well as the paint found in reclaimed lumber/wood.

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Thank you for these great tips!

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I use a recycled paper based kitty litter which claims you can use it as mulch on your garden.
I'm sure you can - before it's used!
At present I'm putting it into land fill with the rest of my garbage (shame on me - but it's not plastic bags!!!))
But does anyone know if the kitty pooh or wee will harm my plants?
I thought of keeping it separate from the rest of my compost heap, but exposed to rain and sun to cleanse and dry it! And add it in a few weeks later.
Does anyone know how to make USED recyclable kitty litter safe for the garden?

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I live on the West Coast, where flushing is bad news for the ocean and the otters, so we bag. A rescue friend turned us on to chicken crumble- eco-friendly and CHEAP. And our picky cats like it. You can scoop it just as well as the expensive stuff.

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My cats go out to the yard to do their business, but when thsy were indoor cats, I´m ashamed to say I did use a clay-based litter...

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I mean NOT FLUSH THE POOP, BAD FOR WATER TABLE~ THANKS, C

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I use corn cob litter that they use for bird and rodent litter cages. It's currently $3 a bag at Walmart that lasts for a long time as long as I keep it cleaned out. I don't use a scooper, I use newspaper and pick it out. Then I don't have to deal with an unclean scooper. I used a carboard box, with the top taped up high, so they only climb in and out of the hole for a door and don't jump out of the top so it stays cleaner in the room. I line the box with newspapers and use it until it can't be, which is a very long time, then eventually get another carboard box. Then I can abandon cleaning a plastic pan that is no fun. You might need to train 'em not to eat it at first, but they get the idea... It is completely oderless (unlike that unpleasant perfume that is in most unbiodegradable clay litters). I love it! lovu for the post,c Oh, my hubby says you should flush the poop. Its not good for the water table or ceptic systems.

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I use feline pine, both the pellets and the sawdust (in different boxes). My two cats use both. I think it does the best job controlling odors. But to those of you who are flushing the poop - that is NOT environmentally friendly! Marine life is edangered by toxoplasmosis.... it will persist through sewage treatment. San Francisco even passed a law making it illegal to flush cat poop. It is better to bag it in plastic bags and put it in the garbage. Really.

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We have been using a combination of Yesterday's News (recycled newspaper, a little pricey) and wood pellets for pellet stoves, which here in Maine cost $5.49 for a 40 pound bag. It works well - the wood pellets seem to actually remove odor, but they do turn to sawdust; the Yesterday's News keeps a little consistency so the cats can "cover" what they do and not track sawdust around. We then scoop the poop, flush it, and scoop and burn the used litter in the wood stove, which gives us heat as well, and recycles it yet again. Minimal ash, too, because it burns well.

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nice

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