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Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Become A Fresh Air Fiend–In The Home

by Family Lifestyle Expert Lynn O’Rourke Hayes

The smell of fresh air in your home!

Fresh air. There’s nothing like it. Rather than put artificial air fresheners to work in your home, choose natural or organic elements to keep your home smelling sweet and clean. Here are a few ideas to consider:

Out with the bad. In with the good. Remove items like old food and smelly socks as quickly as possible. Then bring the good air in. It may seem obvious, but weather and outdoor air quality permitting, open the windows wide and let the fresh air flow through your home whenever possible.

Flower power. Fresh flowers add color, beauty and sweet smells to the home. Whether cut or potted, blossoms like daisies, roses or stock add a pleasant fragrance to every room in your home. Note–be sure to check out the safe-list of flowers and pets to bring in your home. Here are a couple lists for reference http://www.catscans.com/plants.htm , http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/?plant_toxicity=toxic-to-cats .

Baking Soda. Your grandmother probably s

hared the many benefits of using baking soda in your home. Store an open box in your refrigerator. Tuck a small bowl of the powerful powder in bathrooms, closets or in storage rooms. Sprinkle on carpets, wait ten minutes and then vacuum odors away.

Manage Pet Odors. Your four- legged family members can be responsible for bringing interesting odors into the home. Keep your home clean and your pets healthy using all natural products whenever possible. Cat litters, like World’s Best Cat Litter™, use all-natural ingredients like whole-kernel corn and provide all-important odor control and easy clean-up.

Stove top fragrance. Put lemons, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves to work by simmering them on the stove, creating a warm fragrance particularly appealing in winter months.

Lovely lemons. Toss lemons into your garbage disposal to remove unfriendly fragrances from your kitchen.

House Plants Help. Potted houseplants like ferns, spider plants and lady palms take volatile organic compounds found in paint and plastics as well as carbon dioxide out of the air. Plants also release humidity and oxygen into your home and reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that might otherwise escape into the outside air. And of course, they add a rich green backdrop for your other possessions.

Essential Oils. Tuck lavender soaked cotton balls into your drawers. Spritz a mix of water and lemon oil throughout your home. Just a few drops of these sweet smelling oils can be added to organic potpourri or a hot bath to soothe the senses.

Baker’s delight. Who doesn’t love the sweet smell of cookies baking in the kitchen? Added bonus: the whole family can enjoy the warm treats when they emerge from the oven.

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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

The Best Cats on the Internet – April 2010

As April comes to an end, we at World’s Best Cat Litter™ have come across a few CATptivating videos, as well as some interesting litter-ature. Just a reminder if you missed the Best of Cats on the Internet for March, you might want to get caught up before moving on!

Kitty Cat Video Corner

With April Showers Come Bizarre Cat Power!
With April showers com bizarre cat powers! If you haven’t seen it by now, we are thrilled to introduce to you, “standing cat.” We aren’t sure of how many kitties can actually do this, so prepare to be dazzled and maybe slightly frazzled!

Gravity Cats
How do we follow up a video of a standing cat? Easy, by introducing you to a cat that lives on the ceiling … or a video that would make you believe such great powers are possible!

Best of the Cat Blogosphere

We hope that everyone got a chance to celebrate and get involved with Earth Day #40! We were very excited to be a part of this great holiday in many different ways. It was great to see some mentions of us out there like this list of the 10 Best Sustainable Items for Earth Day!

Tips, Tricks and General Info

Sometimes there is too much attention being paid to kittens and the older cats get left out! Here are some tips on caring for our loyal and elderly pets!

Avoid hairballs! Need we say more?

If you have anything you would like to share about your cat or something you have seen on the Internet, please leave a comment! Also, make sure to sign up for Clearing the Air updates via RSS or email so you never miss out on what’s going on.

– World’s Best Cat Litter™

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Monday, April 26th, 2010

Our Four Favorite things from the 40th Earth Day!

We hope that everyone was able to enjoy a fun, exciting and rewarding Earth Day! We at World’s Best Cat Litter™ had a great time following along with all of the Earth Day related news, events and chatter. From the greenest part of our hearts, here are some of our favorite memories from the Earth Day’s glorious 40th!

This year we decided to turn the Earth Day chatter into real results—using Facebook and Twitter we enabled our fans and followers to donate money to the National Wildlife Federation! Thanks to all our fans and followers for participating! Your efforts raised real dollars that will be going to a great organization!

As result of all of the tweets, comments, likes, new fans, followers and a special donation from the team here at World’s Best Cat Litter™ we will be able to make a nice donation to the National Wildlife Federation. Mew-hoo!

Here a couple of our favorite Earth Day mentions of World’s Best Cat Litter™! Thanks to everyone for showing their amazing support!

Even though Earth Day is over it is never too late to buy a few eco-friendly gifts! Here is a great list of some green gifts that were delivered to celebrities for earth day. Take a close a look and you might spot us in there!

We can’t forget to share some pictures of our beautiful planet! Check out the winning picture of the Microsoft Bing Earth Day photo contest!

Alright, that’s all the green we have got for you for now! Thanks to all our customers for paying tribute to Earth Day year round by purchasing our litter!

Best,
- World’s Best Cat Litter™

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Monday, April 19th, 2010

Step up and green it up for Earth Day – Top Ways to Celebrate Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary

Greetings and greenings to everyone,

Humans, pets, plants and all walks of life are as different as the seasons. However, as unique and different as we all might be, we share one giant think in common-the planet! That said, wouldn’t it be a good idea for all of us to give a special thank you to the wonderful round ball beneath all of our feet?

We at World’s Best Cat Litter™ are pumped for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2010! In prep for this historic event, we wanted to share some fun ways to celebrate this special occasion! From clothing, to household products there are countless ways to lead a sustainable life in the twenty-first century. Here a just a few among many!

Toys:
There are many different products created and designed with the intentions of keeping your pets green! Here are a few of our favorite:

How many of your cat’s toys are actually “green” and earth-friendly? Maybe you should consider buying your cats a Chase The Hemp Cat Tail … for play time purposes of course!

Does your cat have an Itch? A bamboo square with Mohair green or brown, the perfectly green pet scratcher.

How about Wooly Dust Bunnies? These unique, organic dust bunnies are perfect for chasing!

Tips:
If you aren’t looking to spoil your pet with anymore organic or natural toys this time of year, there are tons of ways to make sure you and your pets stay eco-friendly!

1. Adopt. Sometimes pet ownership goes through cycles-it is always great when ownership gets recycled back to great and loving pet owners. Why spend the money and time buying a new pet when you can adopt one of the thousands of pets that will be living in shelters this year.

2. Clean up the mess. It is not the most glorious part of being a pet owner, but if you are going to do it right, make sure you pick up your pets waste. Use a biodegradable bag instead of plastic or create a compost pile if you can!

3. Pay attention to what you are feeding your pet! There are many 100% organic pet foods available these days, give them a try!

4. Lend a hand! Not just for Earth Day, but every day you should be looking to pick up rubbish those less considerate pollute the ground with. However, if the weather is nice this coming Earth Day, get outside, bring your pet and do a little cleaning up!

Finally, check out this list of the “Best Sustainable Items for Earth Day 40th Anniversary.”

Do you have great Earth Day tip to share? What are you doing to celebrate the Earth Day 40th Anniversary with your pet? Let us know by posting a comment below!

So cheers to keeping the earth healthy and clean! For all our customers out there thanks for celebrating earth day year round through purchases of World’s Best Cat Litter™!

A big green thumbs up,
– World’s Best Cat Litter™

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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Buy the Best and Flush the Mess

On numerous occasions, we get questions about flushing our litter. It is no secret that World’s Best Cat Litter™ was crafted to be an eco-friendly product. But did you know it is made in a way that will allow you to flush it down the drain?*

If you are thinking that being able to flush your cat’s waste immediately after he or she uses the litter box sounds unbelievably .convenient, you’re right! Unlike other litters, our all-natural and biodegradable litter disperses in water; this means that you won’t have to wait the suggested 20 minutes like those other so-called “flushable” litters. You can flush it right away.

But this about more than convenience. Think about how many tons of landfill space can be saved by flushing litter rather than tossing it in the dump. It’s a purr-fectly environment friendly notion!

We would like to remind you that although our litter is made with the intention of being flushed, toilets can be as finicky as a cat. You should be cautious when disposing large amounts. The only thing we want overflowing is your affection for your cat.

Do you flush your litter? Let us know by posting below.

*The State of California encourages the disposal of cat feces in trash and discourages flushing cat feces in toilets or disposing of them in drains.

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

How green is your world?

For some of us, the inconvenient truth is this: when it comes to “greening” our home, our lifestyle, our family and our pets, we are not always sure where to begin. Here are some easy-to-embrace, eco-friendly tips. Try some. Try them all. We and the planet may be better for it.

One coffee cup? Two cereal bowls? Don’t put the dishwasher to work. Rinse and air dry. Run the energy-sapping dishwasher only when it’s full and on its energy-saver mode.

Take shorter showers and consider the bath a special treat. Hot water heaters are a major energy drain. Insulate your water heater. And, install low-flow shower heads: you’ll cut your water usage and water heating costs.

Use more energy-efficient lighting throughout your home. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have
come a long way and are often 10 times more efficient than compact fluorescents.

Choose pet products and pet health care providers who share your concern for the natural world. For example, World’s Best Cat Litter™ is made from all-natural ingredients with no added chemicals or perfumes, so it is totally safe for cats and the whole family. The chemical-free litter is especially suitable for people and pets with allergies and chemical sensitivities because it is silica dust-free. Also, the product is safe if ingested by pets or humans because it contains no toxins.

Close down your computer at night. Hitting the off button is worth an average of $90 of electricity a year. The Department of Energy recommends shutting off your monitor if you aren’t going to use it for more than 20 minutes, and the whole system if you’ll be off line for more than two hours.

One day each week, leave the car in the garage all day.

Our parents were on to something, when leaving a room, turn out the lights!

Drip. Drip. Drip. A leaky faucet can lose up to 20 gallons of water a day. A leaky toilet can flush an extra 200 gallons every day! Put half dozen drops of food coloring in the tank. Wait ten minutes. If you then find color in the bowl, you’ve got a leaker.