question--

[Guest guest]

I use either wheat or corn--both are clumping litters. The disposal

problem is the same as the icky cheap clay--the feces can contain

certain diseases that harm ocean life. You can compost it if you truly

turn & water the pile enough to keep the compost hot enough to kill the

disease-causing organisms. The problem is that most folks do not keep

the compost hot enough to kill the disease causing organisms. That is

why it is illegal to flush or dump kitty litter in California. Sewage

treatment plants are not set up to stop this particular disease that

affects marine mammals.

 

Wheat and corn litters are more expensive, but they do not have to be

changed so much. Everyday, you just remove the clumps of urine and

feces. I change to clean cat boxes every time I clean the other ones

[i have 4 boxes] so we have found that we use far less litter than we

did with the clay.

 

Be sure you, at least, put the feces in a plastic bag and put in the

garbage can.

 

Now back to eating vegetarian :-)

 

Kathleen

The Cat [ & dog] House

Eureka CA

 

I wanted to ask if anyone here might know of a good and safe way for

the environment to dispose of waste removed from cat litter. I cant

flush it where I live, and I've been using a used plastic bag...just

for now. I'd buy litter that's environmentally safe, but I do need to

watch costs.