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Eco-Friendly Kitty Litter

posted by Annie B. Bond Feb 17, 1999 2:56 am
filed under: Pets, Everyday Pet Care
Eco-Friendly Kitty Litter
67 comments

by Hilary Stamper

Some kitty litters can be burdens on landfills and the traditional clay variety, which is often strip-mined, often contains silica dust, a carcinogen. Below are some tips for using a more eco-friendly litter that is environmentally sound both inside and outside your home. A number of eco-friendly kitty litters are available online.

• Try litter made from recycled newspapers. The paper absorbs just as well as conventional clumping litter, but this approach helps the environment by reusing resources. Two great brands are Yesterdays News and Good Mews.

• Another great option is litter made from reclaimed wood. Sawdust that would normally end up in landfills is concentrated without the use of dangerous chemicals to produce environmentally safe litter. Two brands are Nature’s Earth and Catfresh.

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Melissa T.

Fresh Results is the best litter I have ever used. It is a little pricey, but SO well worth it. My husband and I have 6 indoor cats and we NEVER have a odor problem. With other litters, people could tell we had cats the second they walked in our house. Now, when people find out we have 6 cats they comment that it doesn't smell like we have 6 cats! Having lived and worked at an animal rescue shelter, we used any and all kinds of litter. None of them worked as well as Fresh Results. Like I said, it is pricey but I don't have to worry about odor problems ever. We buy it 5 or 6 bags at a time and have a large container that we keep it in. We scoop boxes daily and add a layer of the litter on top. I'm tellin' ya, you can't smell a thing! I'm in love with it!

Diane S.

I have been using CEDARIFIC litter; my 2 princesses are quite happy with it; it has a wonderful "woodsy and fresh smell".

DA V.
  • DA V. says
  • Aug 19, 2009 7:58 AM

I used Feline Pine until I found that Trader Joe's has a store branded clone that is virtually identical and less expensive. Both have worked well both for my former cat who dies in 2002 and my current cat. When I bought Feline Pine at Stop 'n' Shop, an odd thing would happen--each time, the register would issue a coupon for the competing newspaper litter. A coupon for cat food would make more sense, wouldn't ya think?

Sandy Lobo D Mello

I have five cats and they go out in the backyard to litter, but when it is raining outside they go to the toilet and do their job there.

Cassandra M.

I was completely ignorant on the cat litter issues. Thank you all! I hope I find at least one of the recommended by you. I will suggest these brands to Big K and WalMart stores here in Puerto Rico where I live.

Barbara S.

I too like Worlds Best Cat Littler, I've used Swheat Scoop, but find that it's really sticks to the litter box. Worlds Best flushes very easily also, just be careful not to flush too much at a time! Also, Dr. Elsey's Litter Attract works well. Every once in a while I'll mix some of that in with the Worlds Best - I have a very picky cat.

Nancy M.

World's Best Cat Litter" has become my favorite. It lasts a very long time, so it really ends up being quite cost-effective, and the cats like it just fine. Odor control is excellent, and I can flush it or toss it into the bamboo woods in my backyard when it's finished. With daily scooping, a bag will last about a month in my two-cat household!

Deana H.

I agree with Swheat Scoop. I have a picky cat that will follow me around and meow until I clean the litter. She refuses to use paper and clay based litter. Her sister doesn't care as much. We live in a small place, and we don't get smells from the wheat grass litter. I just throw the used litter into the compost with our composting toilet waste. It has to thoroughly compost for over 2 years, but hey...good for the flowers

Hannah L.

Several months ago I found a wonderful clumping, flushable corncob litter called "Fresh Results." The kitties love it and so do I, but suddenly I'm unable to find it anywhere. Arm & Hammer is also good, so I'm using it now; but I really would like to find Fresh Results again! Does anybody know what happened to it?

Christy V.

We have 7 cats and tried pine and to a cat they would use anywhere but the litter box. That was when it was mixed in with clumped and corn. So I use Arm & Hammer essentials corn based.

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