[SustainableTompkins] dealing with cat litter

[James Hogg]

My imagination is working on this problem now.

I like the idea of composting cat waste/litter. We have three cats  
and now we are using litters that are not clay. Still we are throwing  
it in the trash. I have heard about not being able to compost cat  
waste in regular compost bins because it doesn't heat up enough to  
kill the parasites. I hadn't thought about making a separate cat  
waste compost and using it outside of the vegetable garden.

Does this seem like a plausible idea, or just wacky. Segregate the  
cat waste into its own compost pile. WHen it has baked down naturally  
could it be cooked more say in a turkey roast tray on a covered  
outside grill. Make it hot enough to kill the bad stuff. I forgot  
what the temperature needs to be, something like 150 degrees... Is  
this likely to work?

On another pet waste topic, we also have a dog. Last autumn I bought  
a Doggie Dooley, which is a plastic pail that works like a septic  
tank. I dug a hole, put the thing in and fill it with water and a  
plumbing/septic system enzyme. The dog waste is supposed to break  
down and the water overflows the pail and goes in the hole where is  
absorbs into the ground. We filled it before winter, now it is frozen  
"something." It is supposed to work at temperatures above 40 degrees.

Doogie Dooley
http://www.amazon.com/Dooley-2000-Septic-Tank-Style-Pet-Waste- 
Disposal/dp/B0002DI34A/ref=pd_sbs_k_njs_title_5

The Doggie Dooley website is terrible. So I linked to Amazon