Author: Eric Ravenscraft / Source: reviewgeek.com
There’s no pleasant way to scoop cat litter, no matter how much money you spend. The Litter Genie might be the least annoying way to do it, though.
What’s the Litter Genie? In short, it’s a cat waste management system similar the self-container diaper pails with a built in bag distribution system that keeps odors contained, makes it dead simple to toss an old bag, and best of all it’s small enough to stay near your litter box wherever you keep it.
The promise is odor free litter disposal with once-a-week trips to the dumpster to dispose of cat waste. Given the price and the simple construction of the device is seems absolutely improbable that it would perform as advertised, but it’s one of the best cat-owner purchases we’ve made.
How the Litter Genie System Works
At first glance, the Litter Genie ($15) isn’t exactly intuitive. On the outside, it looks like a small trash can, but inside things get complex. The top half of the Genie houses a cartridge that dispenses one long, continuous bag that’s open at both ends. To set up the Genie, you feed the bag past a spring-loaded slider and into the base, then tie off the end of the bag.
As you use the Litter Genie, you’ll sift through your cat’s litter with the included scoop and drop the clumps in the top of the pail. When you pull out the handle sticking out of the front of the pail, your scoops will drop into the bottom of the bag. The handle then retracts as you release it, creating a seal in the bag, which largely locks the litter smell into the lower section of the bag. Just in case that’s not enough for you, the lid on the top of the pail adds an extra layer of odor protection.
Eventually, you’ll fill up the bag in the pail. When that happens, you fold the top half of the Genie open to reveal the full bag in the bottom section. A safety razor in the middle of the pail makes it easy to cut the bag at the top, then you can tie the top of the bag, sealing it at both ends, ready to be tossed in the trash….
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