I use shredded recycled newspaper for our cats litter box!

Using the lite litter is great except.....1. u can't find it on the market. 2. It has so much dust in it most cats end up with upper respiratory problems!!! I have not cats and had to switch to a 99% dust free litter due to respiratory problems with them and me. And when u rescue animals newspaper litter is not an option! We r all about recycling but the litter makers need to find a way to make the echo friendly litters more affordable.

Please do NOT throw away your mascara wands. Instead, clean JUST THE WAND with dawn soap, place them in a ziploc bag and mail them to a Wildlife Refuge accepting donations. These little wands are able to be upcycled to clean away oil, larvae, fly eggs, mites, infections, mud and other contaminants from wildlife. Works great for medical care and wound treatment

Pick your refuge to mail to:

Appalachian Wild
P.O. Box 1211
Skyland NC 28776

OR

Wildlife Wands
P.O. Box 1586
Southwick, MA 01077.

I recently switched to CatSpot Litter and it's awesome! It's made from 100% coconut and is completely biodegradable, you can toss it right into your backyard once you scoop out the solids. It's only available on their website for right now but I highly recommend it.

A cat I used to have never liked the litter box, it would go to the door and scratch like a dog when it needed to potty, and then after going in the yard (and burying it-bonus for us lol) it'd come right back in the house and clean it's feet. We didn't train it, it just did it. But that'd be a much easier, environmentally friendly way and the cat still gets to mark it's territory. I'm sure there's some way to train them to do that.