Cat Litter containers

Question

Hi! we have three rescue cats and I am always buying those large plastic litter containers - seems a waste to throw them out and they just hold clean litter but can't think of any clever way to repurpose them? Thanks :)

Janet Pizaro · Answer

petslady.com/articles/clever-ideas-recycling-kitty-litter-containers

MN Mom · Answer

If you're a gardener, these would be great for watering. You can donate them to a community garden so other can use them to water their plots, too. Be sure to rinse them well before using

Mary Boger · Answer

I have given a few to a neighbor who fills them and uses then as

weights for tying things down related to his boat.

Lorraine Okeson · Answer

You could buy the liter in bags which is less expensive. I you wish, you could transfer it to your empty plastic containers for convenience.

My neighbor puts her used liter back into the containers to put out for trash collection.

Thi11614965 · Answer

If you can't come up with a great idea, please recycle them. That's what I do.

Har12230720 · Answer

If you buy the buckets with lids, they make great storage containers. I use some of mine to store Christmas lights, gardening tools, extension cords, etc. Also to hold a trash bag to scoop the waste from the litter pan into.

Carol · Answer

Put is salt/sand combo for traction during icy weather. Great to keep in trunk of car as extra safety precaution. Or put bird seed in them if you feed birds!

Pun10014796 · Answer

If you buy large bags of food, which I'm thinking you might do, you could use these containers for your cat food. Pourable now and will keep pests out unlike storage in the bags.

CecileH · Answer

If you tilt them over onto the opposite side of the opening where the handle is, you can cut the side off and make them into large scoops for soil, road salt, legos, flour etc ...if you use them for food for human or animal use, run them through the dishwasher after they are cut. You can also use them in the garden for vegetable and fruit picking. If you cut a smaller section off the side large enough to get your hand in and out freely, they are great for clothes pegs (drill a few holes in the bottom of the container to let rain water out if by chance you leave them outside and forget about them! Cut the whole top off just above where they get narrower by the label and use Washi tape to soften the edge or pretty duct tape and make sorting bins for toys, for sewing patterns, balls of yarn, tupperware lids, oatmeal packets, baking products etc. Many preschools or Day Care facilities always need storage, you could make a few up and donate them. You could also use them as planters with the tops cut off, putting them anywhere around the yard or punch a whole on each side leaving about an inch of plastic from the top edge and use nylon or poly rope and make them into hanging baskets. So many ideas!

Holly · Answer

These would make great plant containers, but top off, sand down rough edge, paint it and you have a great plant holder.

Ste10300839 · Answer

These make the best Christmas containers available! They are study, stackable, and square for perfect storage! We collect them through the year for this purpose for use in the attic to replace those old cardboard boxes that deteriorate over time. Also saves on space!

Ste10300839 · Answer

Forgot to say we use the yellow ones with the red lids.

AbaGail Q Norwood · Answer

I use them like this,

Ste10300839 · Answer

Christina and all, we use the yellow ones with the red lids for better storage. Can't beat something for free!

Christina Pennywise · Answer

Thanks I'll look for that in my store- usually I buy what's on sale lol!

Ortho Cat · Answer

I also buy the big bucket pails of litter. I find the best price for them is on jet.com-free shipping $35 or more (so I buy a few at a time). And I don't have to lug heavy pails of cat litter from the car-gets delivered right to your door. The buckets with lids are great for storage. Gardening supplies to carry around the yard, holiday decorations, and they stack nicely. :)

Holly · Answer

I use the clear smaller ones for my herbs a d the tall yellow ones for tomato's and cucumbers. Their also great for berries.

Julie Treumuth · Answer

My father used them to store things in his trunk, tools,rags ect. Keeps every thing dry.

Linda Johnson · Answer

You can use them to automatically water plants in your garden. Poke holes in them and let the water drip slowly by your plants. You can put a hole in it, put a cloth in it and bury it in the ground & let the water drain by the roots of your plants in your vegetable garden.

Other people use these containers to store potting soil, etc.

Linda @ Mixed Kreations · Answer

I cut open the top from the spout down about 4-5 inches, leaving the handle to carry it by. And now store my large paint brushes in it. I have another that I storage out sprinkler system parts. Like sprinkler replacement heads. They fit neatly on the shelf in the garage.

Wor16896949 · Answer

For the smaller version of the clear plastic litter containers. I have also cut the tops off and for the appropriate sized ones, snuggle them down into my floppy fabric purses. It helps my purse to not tip over, and protects my purse from exploding pens, or protects the contents, if the purse is placed on a damp floor. I have even found that they help those purse organizers that have a ton of pockets, but that also tend to collapse or tip over without some type of structure to hold them upright. I have also used a hole punch to put a hole in the container to either hang in a place that I could use a small yet sturdy container, or to tie several together (like under a sink for wet brushes, sponges etc.) if I want to put them in a larger container, but wanting a cheap way to separate items within the larger container. The large yellow ones with the red lids have become favorites of people that are moving. I provides a waterproof container that you don't have to bend to the floor to pick up. Lots of great ideas here. Thanks to all.

Donna Verville · Answer

The yellow ones with the red lid-I use to store bird seed-keeps the seed clean and dry. I also use them to store dried corn on the cob for the squirrels for the winter. I also remove the red top on a couple to use as weed buckets in the garden-they are easy to fill, carry around and empty.

Donna

D roach · Answer

I make my own liquid soap (look on pinterest) these would be ideal to store that in.

Linda Johnson · Answer

Enjoy. This is a great way to water plants like tomatoes, where you don't want to get the leaves wet.

Linda Johnson · Answer

Squash & cucumbers get funky when you water their leaves, too. (At least they do here in the Pacific Northwest!

Tammie glover · Answer

plant some cantelopes around outside of garden they bloom beautiful vines an looks really cool.they grow very fast just water them twice a week

Joanie · Answer

I don't throw out good strong containers with handles!! I wash them out and use them for watering plants. I have 32 plants inside my house, so I keep 6 full gallons of water set aside for watering.....from week to week. It sure saves a lot of time. I hide some behind my plants in the kitchen and the other ones in the dining room......behind the plants.

Kpa9424467 · Answer

I had that same problem. I cut the top half off and store my flip flops in it. I also drilled holes in the lid and made a watering can out of it.

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CecileH · Answer

Well you wouldn't be storing the food in them, just using the to collect berries and stuff from the garden; if anything leaches from the plastic in the time you have the food items in them, you are taking too long to pick them!

Tressie Riner Ellis · Answer

A friend of ours saves his cigar ashes for us to mix into our compose pile. Also coffee grounds are good for the compost pile or garden.

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