I know this is an older video now but I recently found refill bags for the refills and they are much more affordable then the refill catridges. I had 2 empty catridges so it worked out great! They were scented too. I do agree about the opening with the litter genie being too small. I have to break the big clumps up with the scoop and it gets pretty messy sometimes. I haven't tried the XL version yet.

buy litter genie once, use regular trash bags as refill. You get the benefit of sealing the odor via the trap door, as well as the cost effectiveness of using trash bags you already have.

You are awesome! Thank you so much I am have to start saving some money!

Before there was the GL thing, I've been doing it with the TC bucket & plastic grocery bags for about 25 yrs. I adhere a sticky hook to opposite sides of the bucket to hold the bags in place.

You can paint and decorate them also. I put paw prints on one. I also decorate those buckets with pretty fake flowers and use them to catch rain from the roof.

Genius! More men ought to think like you. 💕

I own 3 kitty Litter 2 original size and two of the taller size ones. There are other ways to replace those ginie bags, but this is a great idea when were out of the bags that come for those types of disposable bins as an alternstives ways. You should get a tri pod to hold your phone it would make a better video. Have a blessed year

I use a 5 gallon bucket that comes with the lid. Tall tear pruff sented bags work the best

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Great job. Great video. Im impressed in your wish to help others. Its our only true meaning for living. Thank you.

I've been using a litter bucket for a long time. Sprinkle some pet carpet freshener in the bottom. I have lots of grocery bags and use them for used litter. Cheap and it works.

I Love your Solution. I do the same thing. It's Purrfect.

If your cat pee clumps are as big as a soft ball. You aren't scooping enough. Biggest clump my cats make is about size of golf balls.

This is what I've always done. Tried litter genie for the first time this year though and its horrible. The opening hole is way too small & the entire thing is way too unsanitary compared to just doing it like in this video.

I do something almost exactly like this, but with the smaller container, with the lid that pops all the way off. I use PetCo SoFresh Grass Seed Litter, which really does a great job controlling odors. And I sprinkle baking soda each day for additional odor control. Instead of the bungee cord, I use extra-large rubber bands. I use them on my regular garbage and trash containers as well, as they work perfectly, and last a long time. Easier for arthritic fingers than a bungee cord.

Great ideas, I will implement these. Now if only there's a substitute for the plastics bags... does anybody have any suggestions?

I've done that with a regular trash bag in a litter container like that. I didn't use a bungee cord though and I have a litter genie and use regular trash bags in it.

But when you open your lid to your homemade poop bucket, you will get a really strong whiff of all the 💩. It’s awful.

nice video you need a tripod or an assistant

Excellent idea! I have a Litter Genie, which works great, but I needed another one for upstairs. I think I'll just use this idea. Also, did anyone ever tell you that you sound a little like Bill Lumbergh from Office Space? "I'm gonna need you to come in on Saturday." lol

Thank you! Great idea!

Thank you Sir! ! ! ... TheLitter genie company must hate your guts but hey, you're helping us people who don't make the big bucks, so God bless you !

This was THE first thing I tried before getting a litter genie. PEW-YEW! I even used scented trash bags, AND put litter "deposits" into grocery bags, then tossed the mess into the bucket 😐 😑 😒 The stink still rose up outta the pail. SO... I went ahead and got litter genie. I LLLOVE IT TO PIECES! Big cat ; Big potties... no way around it. I use the litter scooper to "half it" before dumping in kinda small 😅 😬 😳 hole. Wha-lah!😁 No messy fuss, no STINK!

The tidy cat bucket is Exactly what I use, and What I use for a bag inside the bucket is a empty 16 lb cat food bag, and once a week change the bag in the bucket!

Thinking outside the ...litter box ! CA-Touché ! 😸

I Love this ❤️.Cheap .Purrfect😺 I just Don't use a Bungee cord..I got Good Idea from You..Thank You!!!

Excellent idea 💡

Great idea. Thanks for showing this.

Thank you!!!!

I use my pails for everything. Wrap them in dollar tree shelving paper and add labels for tool, craft room and and toy storage. I have been useing a open litter bucket of another brand for this. The bag fits over the opening and since my litter boxes are by my washer and dryer I use it as garbage then clean the litter into it and tie off the bag. Drop it in and slip another bag on top until the pail is full. Usually a couple days. Grab the handle and take it out to dump. I don't notice much smell. Maybe we can all crowd source a viable filter solution?

I'm so glad I watched these videos, I though the litter genie might have a bit better innovation than just a trap door type thing to shut out the smell.... It will help at first but it won't take too long for the odour to seep through the non-airtight seams... I'll stick with my initial idea which was very close to this except it involves scented baking soda at the bottom of the bucket and scooping the waste into little doggie bags first dropping those in the bag in the airtight bucket. Living in an apartment that "subtle odour" won't stay subtle very long loll

A little twist I am trying is using 6 gallon trash bags from the dollar store in my Litter Genie instead of buying the liner refills. A little more work but also I get to keep the odor blocking mechanism of the Genie. Either method saves tons of money of those refills.

GENIUS!!!!!! THANK YOU!

I wish I had seen this four days ago. Anyone want to buy a slightly used Litter Genie?

This is genius! Have you been contacted by the actual Litter Genie company, threatening you to take down this video? lol I can tell you do tech support for a living or you're in IT because the constant phrase "go ahead and do this" and " okay now go ahead and do that" lol

No Different than a regular popped up trashcan

Just flush the shit down the toilet. Fill that bucket with water, Chuck the crap in the toilet, flush it and tip extra water along with it. Then reflush the toilet a couple of times. Onces its out of your homes plumbing, its someone elses problem and NO SmeLll

I’m going to do this, but put a kitchen garbage in the bucket, put the lid back on and follow the rest. After I will tie up the plastic grocery bag and drop it in. I make use something on the inside of the lid to help with smell. Thanks for the idea. Been wanting a litter genie but now I no better.

I say scratch that whole idea and go with a cat Genie like I did. It’s absolutely awesome the most you have to do is about once every six months is clean the hair off the inside which can be done with gloves and a box cutter. I’ve even heard people use Drano. I’m a little shy of that one yet. But connect it to a water source and an outlet and you never have to change that litter them again. I really wish I had room for another one or two of these. That litter Genie? That is the same thing as nothing. Under the open the sliding glass door and flip that stuff out the middle of the yard. Did I clarify that and to see the neighbors yard?

Thanks for this idea, I just implemented this yesterday and it's much much better than throwing everything into a 30-gal garbage can and letting it build up over 2 or 3 weeks. The 30-gal bag would accumulate and had a lingering odor that pervaded the house, even with a cover over it. I had been looking at litter genie / diaper genie solutions but I found them complicated and expensive. What you want for a job like this is simplicity. After doing this, and throwing out the 30-gal bag (which was only 1/3 full at most), the lingering odor from the laundry room where my cats' litter box is, is almost completely gone. It's much easier and safer in the end to deal with a small bag of waste once or maybe twice a week, than a whole 2 or 3 weeks' worth of accumulated waste. And the risk of a major hazmat spill from a large bag is now minimized.

Thank you.

I pop the lid off of my bucket and use a kitchen garbage bag, flip bucket out once in a while

In the near future no more plastic bags will be used in stores, I worried already

Thats sick just use the Litter Genie or put in a bag and go outside to your trashcan

So its basically like the diaper genie that I had for my kids that smelled awful when you open it

Use pine bedding litter. Scoop poop into toilet. Pee turns to sawdust that is sifted out weekly. Done.

Too much talk for a simple thing. BORING

This is a good idea, but it doesn't replicate what the Litter Genie does. With your design, when you open the lid, the smell from all that old scooped litter is released into the air. Doesn't the Litter Genie have that slider that keeps the odor from wafting up?

I cant imagine how bad that would smell when you open it up thats a hard PASS.

A litter genie is legit 20-25 bucks.. & it keeps the smell in. I was using the giant tub method but it smells when scooping. Litter genie is better 🤷🏼‍♀️