Green tea leaves cat litter

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Home & Garden, Susie Collins

Cat litter with the odor absorbing power of natural green tea.

I’m trying out new cat litters and thought I’d let you know how things are going.

A couple of weeks ago I told you about The World’s Best Cat Litter, made from corn, which I’ve heard other people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity say was a good choice. I couldn’t find it here, but did find this litter made from green tea leaves! I’ve been using it now for two weeks and it’s FANTASTIC! There’s nothing but the sweet smell of tea leaves, even after two weeks of use. I can’t even tell if there’s any poop or pee in the box! The catechin, a tannin and natural astringent found in green tea leaves, eliminates the odor without any use of chemicals.

The downside is that it’s expensive: $18 a bag here. But I do believe that one bag is going to last four weeks, as advertised.

It’s made in Japan, and contains mostly green tea leaves with some industrial wood byproducts. I was a little worried about the wood byproducts, but I can detect no chemicals at all, and in fact found a moth fluttering around in the box today.

It’s very low dust, super easy to scoop out. The instructions on the bag are ambiguous about disposal, saying that the product is safe to flush, and then saying flushing is not beneficial to overall water quality so please do not flush. Although it’s true that it’s not environmentally safe to flush any cat litter down a public sewer system, we have a cesspool, so I’ve been flushing it.

I’m very happy with this litter! Wish I’d found it years ago.

I have two other litters that I’ll be reviewing as I use them: one made from pine and one a barn animal bedding material made from wood by-products that can also be used as a cat litter.

Link to the manufacturer of the green tea litter at Next Gen Products.

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10 Responses to “Green tea leaves cat litter”

Leslie

04. Jun, 2009

That is awesome, I never heard of it. I use the feline pine which has never bothered me or any of my cats… i suppose that might be what the wood byproduct is in the green tea litter. I will keep an eye out for that one!

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Stan

23. Jul, 2009

Just to reassure you – the wood is recycled wood that is carefully screened for chemicals, paints, and varnish. There are no wood by products. Thanks

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Susie Collins

23. Jul, 2009

Aloha Stan,

Thanks for stopping by! I love your green tea litter and highly recommend it. I wish it was a little less expensive, but I can testify to its effectiveness at controlling odor. Also very easy to scoop out and keep clean.

Just so you know, the package I have says “Green Tea Leaves uses 100% recycled industrial wood byproducts, along with recycled industrial tea leaves.”

Great to hear you are screening to keep your product chemical-free. It’s a winner! Thanks again.

Aloha,
Susie

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Stan

25. Jul, 2009

Susie
Thanks for the comments – I will look into making the bag description more clear. I appreciate your help.

BTW – do you buy from a retailer in Hawaii ? Sorry for the high cost – freight to the islands is really high as you must already know.

Stan

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Susie Collins

26. Jul, 2009

Stan, thanks so much for your active involvement in this. We bought it at Longs. Yes, shipping to Hawaii makes everything expensive. I’m thinking this product is probably better priced elsewhere, most things are. We have a really high cost of living here.

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Stan

31. Jul, 2009

BTW – some of our users clean the solid waste and clumps before they change the entire litter box (every 4-6 weeks) and throw the remaining litter in the garden as a mulch. It breaks down pretty quickly and since it is made from wood and green tea there is nothing harmful for your yard. Just thought I would pass that along…

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Suzi Duke

06. Feb, 2010

We’ve been using this litter for about 6 months now. We love it so much, we drive to another town to find it, and don’t even flinch at the price! One of our cats had a severely inflamed backside from using a leading clumping clay-based litter, and we switched to this after lengthy research. It’s been a miracle worker. I can’t praise it enough. Plus, NO urine odor at all!

The hazard with flushing cat feces is the possibility of spreading parasites into wildlife such as otters. All 3 of our cats tested parasite-free, so I do flush both feces and urine clumps. The clumps separate into “pebbles” when they hit the toilet water. I add a squirt of Planet dishwashing liquid before flushing, and haven’t had a clog yet! So very liberating! It also makes me keep the box cleaner, since I now scoop several times a day.

In my opinion, THIS is the true world’s best cat litter. If only it was sold more widely.

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Susie Collins

06. Feb, 2010

Aloha Suzi, Thanks much for your review! I just started using this litter again the past couple of weeks after using another less expensive for awhile. The green tea is superior! I just love it. It is hard to find here, too, not always available.

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Sally

15. Jun, 2010

It doesn’t cost $18 bag if you buy it from Nextgen (Stan). PS don’t know if I’m allowed to say that here. sorry if i’m not. if you’re in northeast, NYCpetsupply, Seymour. I happened upon this community/review site as i was looking for ingredients of GTL and whether anyone or their pets had an allergy to it. using it for a year now (i love it. it’s the best i’ve found in the 10.5 yrs i’ve had cats!), i think. but forgot the ingredients. appt w/new vet because of cat’s skin issues. she wants ingreadients of everything they are eating/using.

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- Margo
  
  03. Jul, 2010
  
  I just checked the site you mentioned and it is $19.50 for a 10L bag.
  
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