A green cat?

Meet Tandy, the newest member of our household. She doesn't look green but she is..or as green as we could get.
Ben had been asking for a cat for years...this last time he even offered to pay the adoption fee (that was a hard offer to turn down.)

But we are trying to minimize our impact on the planet...would having a pet dramatically add to our impact? We asked Ben to do some additional research.

Based on what Ben found out..here is what we did.

1. Shopped for pet supplies at Goodwill. They have a pet section. Ben was able to find a food and water dish as well as a pet bed and pooper scooper.


2. Found cat climbers on the curb ( need to be washed but in good shape)

3. Our biggest concern was the litter box and would this add to land fill. Ben and Mark found a wheat based litter. Want to know about other litter box options check out Green Little Cat

Now the next step will be to build a separate compost..since we can't compost cat scat with our regular compost for health reasons. Our Greener Faster Challenge buddies suggested a backyard pet waste digester.

Have a cat and want to do more? Check out the 30 day Green Cat Challenge