Purina Tidy Cats Litter Box System, BREEZE System Starter Kit Litter Box, Litter Pellets & Pads

1000000% worth it. The first time set up kit came with everything I needed. My 13 year old cat got upper respitory infection from the pound when she was a kitten and has had breathing issues her whole life. This system is sooooooo much better for her breathing because there is no dust. She use to go into her litter box and sneeze a bunch but doesn't have that issue anymore. And the cleanliness!!! Such an improvement! No more litter tracked EVERYWHERE, just the occasional pellet or two right next to the box that i just scoop up and toss. The pee really does separate cleanly and the poop is so much easier to scoop. The smell is 1000% times better. Everything about it is great, I am so happy I made the switch. It use to be such an ordeal to keep the litter box clean and now it is so so much better and better for kitty.

1 YEAR+ UPDATE This is by FAR my favorite litter box i've ever had, ever. We have two cats and have been using this box since they were pretty young kittens. They are also outdoor cats so they do go outside a lot (i think it is their preference, but they DO need to go inside sometimes) Due to the fairly infrequent uset I literally hardly ever have to do anything with it. I scoop poo every now and then, and if it starts to smell (which is rare) I'll change the pad below. It does the best job out of any product I've ever used in keeping the ammonia odor to nearly nothing. The litter lasts pretty much forever. It does stick to the poos so over time you will lose litter volume, I just add a bit more when needed. I've only used maybe 3 refill bags in a year, and replace the pads every couple months. I am pretty sensitive to the ammonia/pee odor and would be very bothered it it got stinky, but it just doesn't happen very quickly. It's really shocking to me how little maintenance is required for this box. Obviously if my cats were fully indoors they would use it more regularly and my upkeep would be a bit more, but honestly I believe it would still be superior to any other typical litter. I especially love that the litter does not track all over the place. you might get a couple nuggets immediately outside of the box but it's SO much better than regular sand-like litter that goes all over The only 1 worry I do have is that with two dogs that occasionally drag out some "kitty roca" likely ingest some pellets in the process. It's been a year now, and it does not happen frequently... but I have worried that it could potentially cause issues, though no problems as of yet. Pretty sure they are not meant to be ingested - but my dogs are stupid (also adorable) and cannot resist an occasional kitty poo snack. Original Review: I have been using this system with our two new kittens for about 2 weeks and so far it has been great. I have had many cats over the years and have tried many styles of litter boxes, this one is my favorite. I was afraid it was a bit gimmicky and that the young kittens would not take to the pellet litter. Luckily they went straight to it and have had not problems (yay) It is a bit odd to clean the poo out, scooping is just a bit different than it is with most litter, but I've had no problems. The urine smell is non-existent. I love that. even when you scoop there is no ammonia smell. To those that complain about the poo odor.. Yeah, there is a poo odor immediately after my cats drop a deuce, but I have not had a problem with the odor lingering for long. we have a second litter box in the basement that is a more traditional style, and the same issue exists there so its not like the poo doesn't smell when they use other litter. dusting a poo with sand does not encapsulate the stink. Great product. very happy with purchase. love that my floor doesn't feel gritty or dirty from the sand style litter making it's way out of the box. Some of the pellets have made it out, but not many, and they are easy enough to sweep up quickly, and don't track around.

What a great litter box. My cat loves it. Used it right away. I love the no clump pick up. Tidy Cat out did themselves. The size it perfect for cats up to 15lbs maybe more. Its built very well. I know it will be very durable. The best feature is the absorbency pad. No smell no mess and no litter out of the box. Hurray!

Go buy this! Do it NOW! I was hesitant to purchasing because I thought “hmmm will kitty use it?” “Hmmm will it be worth the money?” So my main concerns were would my cat adjust and will it be worth it. As far as kitty adjusting I semi-followed the acclimation instructions provided. I left the old litter box dirty and put the breeze box close by. I also took a turd from her old box and threw it in the new box to encourage her. So she peed in the box within a day. But no poops. The old box (which I stopped cleaning after adding the breeze) kept getting used regularly but not the new. A few random pees but no poops. So after about a week I added in some pinto beans (more on that below) and then took her old box away completely and crossed my fingers she’d use the breeze box for poops and pees. Well she did! Without the old box she went right to the breeze, no accidents or poops in random places like some reviews mentioned during transition. Ok so pinto beans. I read some other reviews saying this was a good alternative to the pellets. I didn’t really try the pellets by themselves so don’t know. But the pellets with the pinto beans mixed in seems good. No problems for me. I will say if you chose to only use pellets it’s kinda skimpy with the one bag they give you. Like your cat might feel they don’t have enough to scratch around with. Which is why I went ahead and added beans in early on. My cat seems to like them fine. So pros of this system I’ve seen so far are 1) really this does not smell. Far less smelly than the old box. And I should note that I didn’t change the pad right away. I waited about a week and a half because the first few days she really wasn’t using it. 2) Waaay less messy. No tiny trails of litter! My old regular litter box I had in a big plastic tote type container that she would jump in and out of to use simply to prevent litter tracking, and a rug outside the box to catch litter. It still made a mess. A spare pellet or bean might escape this box like once every three days and that’s it! 3) space saving! I’ve eliminated the need for the tote to contain litter and I don’t need the rug anymore either. So an overall much smaller footprint. 4) easier! Cleaning is really just a scoop a day now for me. She poops once a day I scoop it out. The pee pad only needs once a week changing. That’s far less work to me. This weirdly actually feels fun to clean now. Not like messy crumbs of litter half clumped falling everywhere like I used to deal with. As far as pee pad goes, I haven’t had to rotate the tray, I haven’t had pee spill over the side. No issues. Change the pad snd it’s maintenance free for a week. Cons... I really can’t think of any other than a cost standpoint. Although truly I don’t know if this will end up being any more expensive in the long run. The pee pads last long, even though they are slightly pricey. I’ve read a lot of reviews stating to buy the amazon brand pads which I plan to after I run out of the starter pack. With pinto beans instead of pellets that’s really super cheap. So besides the cost of the box initially I don’t think this is going to be much more expensive than buying traditional litter. Also FYI I discovered you can get a coupon on tidy cat breeze website for seven bucks off so something to keep in mind... didn’t find this out until after I bought mine but I don’t even care because it’s already made life way easier. So just go buy it. It’s worth it I promise.

I have always used clay clumping litter with my large (17 lb) cat, but it was starting to become a real hassle since his size requires a large box and he is a strong kicker/digger on top of that. My wife and I were getting sick of pawfuls of litter getting tossed about. We recently got a new kitten and decided to try some different litter options to try and modify things around the house. I bought the Breeze system almost on a whim because it seemed different from anything else. The kitten took to it right away and the big guy used it a few times during the transition phase and both of them dove right in when it became the only system in the house. Two weeks in with no problems/accidents/etc. So far I like it a lot, however it is not perfect. PROS: neat/clean. It works as directed- my cats are still trying to bury the feces a little bit, but for the most part, they leave them on top for easy scooping. That *could* lead to smell issues for some people, but my box is inside a litter-hut so it contains it quite well. The behavior modification of leaving the poop on top means no aggressive digging and no mess on the floor. Even a few tracked pellets could be easily scooped up and replaced. CONS: Could get expensive. The urine pads worked great the first week when it was mostly a 3 lb kitten using it. My large and well-hydrated cat could probably saturate the pad in a few days of normal use. I have a Drinkwell and Pioneer Pet fountains in the house and my cat loves water. With clay litter, I often scooped out urine clumps the size of a baseball. I can see this pad getting soaked quickly. Another aspect of price: even though it works as directed, you are going to lose pellets. My cats eat a mixture of natural wet food (rabbit, venison, duck) and high quality hard food and their stools are well-formed and solid, but still moist. As a result, pellets stick to them. You are going to have to toss a few pellets with each turd, often a fair amount. Over the course of the month, you are going to have to top off with more pellets. That could get very pricey. My Solution: I followed the lead of other reviewers and am using Feline Pine non-clumping pellets in the Breeze system. I actually purchased 2 Breezes: one has only the Breeze pellets and the second gets Feline Pine. The cats are using both boxes equally and the FP seems to work better over all. The pine pellets absorb the urine and help compensate for my big guy's massive volumes, saving the pad some work. The resulting sawdust drops into the pad area and I just dump it daily after scooping. The FP also helps absorb the poop smell better and the cats seem to prefer burying a little more with the pine (maybe the pellets are more gentle on their paws). Since the FP is much cheaper (like $25 for a 40 lb bag), I do not feel bad at all about tossing a bunch of pellets out with the poop and tossing in a cupful more. I may consider a mix of the Breeze pellets and FP pellets in order to try a "best of both" thing, but as it is now, the Feline Pine pellets really improve the function of the box. Summary: I would recommend this to anyone with cats, especially "kickers," but be prepared to spend a bit more on expendables, or be willing to experiment with alternate pellets.

This is like a THREE WOLF MOON t-shirt of litter boxes, except for real! This system is AWESOME and has changed my life. It is tidy, more sanitary, way less stinky than any of the systems I've tried, very easy to manage, well-designed, and cost-effective. I've tried just about everything under the sun, and this one is my favorite. My cats track about 3-4 pellets a day and, consequently, this box involves no annoying "sweeping around the litter box" routine. It's true that it smells right after they go number 2, but after about 20 minutes, that smell goes away and there is no noxious ammonia smell filling the house, even when I walk in the door for the first time! I've been using the same batch of pellets for three weeks and I still can't smell them. I scoop out the solids when I see them (1-2 times a day), which is way easier and quicker than scooping big giant, gloppy chunks of clumped clay litter. My cats started using it the first day and all I did was put it in the same spot and put some waste from their old box into it! This Breeze system is WELL WORTH the small investment. The money you will spend on the kit will make up for itself in about 1 month of not having to buy standard litter (or quicker depending on how pricey your normal litter is) and, given that, if the box itself ever wears out and you have to replace it, it's STILL cost-effective because it comes with a month of supplies for 1 cat! Also, this may be different depending on your cat(s), but I am getting by just fine with one box for my two cats, the pads last about 5 days (they are about a dollar each on Amazon if you get 10 4-packs) and you have to get close to them (like within a foot) to notice a smell if your cats are fixed, and the pellets can go a whole month with my two cats without approaching the potential grossness of clump and scoop boxes after about a week. Tidy Cats doesn't recommend that, of course, but this box is still a good investment even if your standards are higher than mine. ;) I see some reviews on here complaining about how the Breeze system deals with watery poo and poo smells. I'll just say it is far easier to deal with the occasional mess than to deal with a crappy design daily. Also, if your cat has watery poo or really lingeringly stinky poo, it's likely because of the food your feeding him/her or because of a medical issue that should be addressed regardless. I feed my cats Natural Choice and I can't remember the last time they had diarrhea. Unlike a few people's cats, my cats did not try to eat the pellets. If you're worried about it (as I was - one of my cats loves to eat weird things) and still want to try this, I would recommend buying a bag of pellets first and mixing them with your regular litter (building the "not food" association) and observing. The only thing that would make this box any cooler is if the pads/pellets were biodegradable. Given that, I've considered trying pea gravel with the pads. My litter box saga: I have two indoor cats and abhor the chore of dealing with their litter box (like I think any sane person would) and I have tried many, many approaches over the years and none of them have worked to my satisfaction until I tried the Breeze. Here's a run down. Standard clump and scoop litter box: This works OKAY as long as you scoop daily. However, the clumps are large and hard to remove, the litter is not cheap and starts to smell quite ammonia-y regardless of scooping diligence within a few days (even with the pricey litters), the box gets very messy very quickly, and it always bothered my back. Sifting litter box with clumping litter: Nice for the first few days of fresh litter, but the clumping litter clogs the grate and if you're like me your back will hurt after you spend a few minutes trying to shake it vigorously enough to go through the grate. Also very hard to clean and messy. Standard litter box with crystal litter: Great at first, but the crystal litter does not last as long as they claim - it begins to smell VERY ammonia-y after about a week and a half. With the extra price, I did not find it to be a good trade off. Automatic litter boxes (the leading brands at the time): These are an overpriced nightmare. The noise and motion scared my cats and even with the time delay on these systems, the rake becomes obstructed and ineffective within about two days. Plus, they are a huge hassle to clean with all the moving parts, they get quite gross quite quickly, and they are ridiculously expensive. Omega Paw box with clumping litter: I LOVED this box until the plastic began to loosen and warp after about 6 months and lots of dirty litter started to fall onto my floor every time I rolled it over. Too expensive to replace. Never tried crystal litter in it, but if you use non-clumping litter, you might as well just scoop the solids yourself - it's not that difficult by comparison. Also, a covered box in my opinion is like Schrodinger's box when it comes to cleanliness. You kinda know it's unpleasant in there, but you have to open the box to find out! Catit Design SmartSift: I really wanted to love this box especially after dropping $80 on it, but it wasn't so smart as it turns out. Even after I modified it with a rubber gasket from the hardware store because my cats were urinating too high and it was ending up on the moving parts under the hood, I was still finding urine and bits of dirty litter under there. It was far too difficult to keep reasonably clean. UPDATE (10/2/2016): I don't review products very often, but this one is a goodie. I still have the very same box and I still love it. Box is still in good shape and works just as well as when new. This is one of the best products on the market for cat owners - actually changed my life, lol. It's just one of those things that's so simple and perfect, you don't know why anyone ever did it differently. I hope they don't ruin it by raising the price on the refills too much, but so far so good. One thing I will say is that it probably isn't as good for indoor outdoor cats that use the restroom mainly in the great outdoors. This is because the pads really should be changed on a regular basis, and it can get unnecessarily expensive if they're hardly being used. UPDATE (3/28/2018): Still wondering why everyone else treats litter boxes like rocket science when this design is so simple and so effective. I still have the first litter box I bought. I bought a second, updated one recently so both my cats could have their own. The first one is holding up well after years of use. Only non-issue with it is that the guard pops up on the front a little, which has essentially no effect because there still isn't a gap between the tray and the guard. It has developed a couple of calcium (?) build-up type stains in the tray, but still looks amazingly clean for a 4 year old litter box. I'm glad the Breeze has some market competition for the pads and the pellets, because it keeps the price down on the original products and if they kept raising the price, I'd make my own.

Short answer: This is the BEST litter system you can have in your home for ALL of the issues you face with litter boxes: Cost/Urine Smell/Tracking. I will start out by saying that we have 7 cats in the apartment. I personally have 5 and my roommate has 2. I first bought this system on August 13, 2015 and I'm just reviewing now as I like to wait and see how products work for me after a while before I review. I started with one system to see how it would be and kept my traditional litter box for about 4 days. My 3 kittens got big enough where it was clear that I needed another litter box but I was so, so, so, SO over the litter being tracked everywhere with the 2 adult cats and the kittens constantly in and out of it. It felt like all I was doing is sweeping up tracked litter. So, I decided to try this system to see if it helped with that issue. The reviews were excellent, so I went for it. I figured that it may be a little gross but I would return it if it didn't work for me and my cat family-luckily returning it was NEVER an issue because I love this system. The cats were very interested and at first would only poop in the Breeze, I think because they didn't understand how to cover their pee. But the thing is that they don't have to cover their pee with the Breeze, it just goes down the grate into the pad. I was so impressed with the fact that there was NO smell and tracking is just the pellets-easy to pick up and toss back in because no matter what, cats will kick some out. I bought a tiny little dust pan at the 99 cent store to quickly pick up several at a time (and not touch them and have to wash my hands frequently) and pellets on the floor vs little granules is a HUGE improvement. Much more easy to contain and your home doesn't feel like one big litter box with litter all over the place. After about 4 days I removed the old box and ordered by second Breeze. When my new roommate moved in we got a 3rd Breeze and it's a good amount of boxes for the 7 cats. If we did the recommended amount of Breeze boxes for 7 cats we would have about 15+ boxes and that's just NOT necessary. Of course, I work from home and can scoop out the poop consistently (I'l get to the poop situation a little later in my review). If you have lots of cats and are away from home for long periods then you should get extra boxes-I think that the amount that they suggest is overkill but it IS a good idea to add more pellets than what they system comes with. I suggest you buy the system, see what I mean and order extra pellets sooner than later, I should have done that prior to when I really needed more, because the cats seemed happier with extra pellets and they were able to cover poop better. I've tried many brands of litter and my old litter box was the kind with the hood and the swinging door but that didn't stop the tracking issue. The bottom line is that the same things happen with any litter: you get tracking, and one of your hobbies is trying to contain it, because stepping in it SUCKS, having it all over your house SUCKS. Another problem: you may have a few days of a stink free litter box, but no matter how tight clumping litter can be, or how good it is at odor control-you'll get bits that fall off and after a few days you have a pee smell that will only go away when you clean the whole box out, and a few days later you'll have the same problem. But you know this. With The Breeze System you don't have these problems. First off, the pad that goes underneath holds A LOT of urine and it contains the urine smell almost TOO WELL. If you want a litter box that makes you forget what it's like to have a smelly pee box-this is the only solution. It will ONLY smell once it is beyond full, so try to remember to check the pad every couple of days. It's not the end of the world if it gets over full. Just put on gloves and drain into your toilet or a bathtub. It's not the funnest thing in the world but it's not THAT bad either. I think I push it by forgetting until I start to smell it, but I can't seem to get to it before it's beyond full! And I'm a bit ashamed to say that with all of these cats I'll change the pads probably every 2 weeks! But I have never had an over flow problem...I haven't pushed it THAT far. However, I do have an out-of-sight/out-of-mind issue with changing the pad, and that's just because it doesn't smell. So, having extra pee to deal with draining if you forget to change it and not smelling pee is FAR better than CONSTANTLY smelling pee (like you do now). =/ As far as the pellets go, they are like rocks. They will not disintegrate and probably last forever. The only reason you'll need more is because the pellets stick to the poop. What I do is scoop up the poop and shake it in the scooper so the loose pellets fall off so they aren't wasted. One reviewer said that she washed the pellets after a few weeks. I have done this three times since I have had this system. What I do is dump the pellets into a the plain litter box that I used for when the kittens got to the "litter box" stage of their lives. Then I soak them in hot water in the tub for about 20 minutes, then I add Natures Miracle and let it soak some more. Then I rinse, dump them back into the Breeze box and leave outside in the sun so it can drain and dry. The pellets are like new, and smell like Natures Miracle. I'm sure you can do this same thing with any other cleaner, or none at all. The point is to get the old poop that is stuck to the pellets is removed and you have good-as-new pellets and saved money. DA POOP! Now, the issue with poop is that the cats will cover it but because it's not like traditional litter, it cannot be completely covered up due to the nature of the pellets, so if your cat dumps an extra nasty, smelly pile-you will smell it, the smell WILL travel. But that can also happen with traditional litter. Like I said before, extra pellets in the box is the way to go, and helps in this regard. A good thing is that you (and your cats) will have a cleaner litter box because you will be getting rid of the poop much more frequently than you are now. If you're interested in any "cons" here they are: -The pellets are loud when the cats are kicking it around. If you're a light sleeper and the box is close to your bedroom (or in it) and you have an energetic cat who likes to really go to town on kicking or covering-it will probably wake you up. BUT I will also say that I am a light sleeper and at first it did startle me when they were in the bathroom, but I pretty much got used to the new noise. -The pellets do come out of the litter box when the cats jump out. I have a couple of cats who act like their pee or poop will jump up and attack them so they jump out so they won't be killed. When my more tempered cats use the boxes; hardly any come out. To help with flying pellets I turned my box around, so the big opening faces the tub and left a couple of inches for them to walk on that side, if they choose to instead of climbing over the high part, but they can step in easily that way too. Turning the litter box will drastically reduce how many pellets fly out of the box. I would also recommend that you put something under the box (I use a throw rug from IKEA) and leave some room between the box and the wall/tub. I have my 2 boxes on one and that plus turning the boxes around really help with the amount of pellets that get on the floor. I do wish they would come up with a hood you could buy, THAT would make this system pretty much perfect. -Kittens just LOVE to play with the rolling pellets-especially if they get in the tub. Keep your tub's drain covered so they don't fall in. Do not encourage them to play with them, and pick them up from your tub/floor quickly. -It's a fact that at first your cats will wonder what the hell is going on with their litter, maybe they'll look at you and think, "Is this that Newspaper crap???" NOPE kitty, not even close. They like to dig, they like to cover (the nice ones do anyway) and the pellets are very different from what they are used to. They won't like it so much at first, they will act weird when stepping in them, but they are round and won't hurt their feet. Trust me, they will get used to it. My adult cats were much less excited about the new litter, but within a few days they were on board. And I'm pretty sure that they are happier with this. How could they not be? Their litter doesn't stink, they aren't standing in old pee (and not walking all over your floors, counters, beds with urine on their feet and dirty kitty paw prints will never be seen again!!!) and their poop gets picked up because it's not buried under litter... And even if the little brats don't like it, I DO. I LOVE IT! I will NEVER EVER, EVER go back to a traditional litter box...And since THEY don't work or PAY or CLEAN up after themselves, I GET THE FINAL VOTE! -Trying to purchase the pellets or pads in a store is impossible, and I have NO idea why...However, I'm sure even if stores did sell them that they would be way more expensive than purchasing on Amazon anyway! So WHO CARES about this little issue??? Buy the 6 pack of pellets, buy the 2 or 4 pack of pads here on Amazon and you're good for many months. The first time I bought more it was the 6 pack of pellets and 4 pack of pads (16 pads) and it was $65 for 3 months for 7 cats and I still have a couple of pads left. Try and beat that with all of the other positives I've listed. You just won't be able to. I'm just now purchasing my 2nd round of 6 pack pellets and this time I'm buying the 2 pack of pad (8 total pads) for $15 instead of 16 as they last a long time, but buying the 6 pack of pellets is the most economical way to go as single packs are about $10 each. Enjoy your new Breeze System...Oh, and one last and final tip...Each system comes with a $7 coupon for another system. If you're planning on getting more than one, wait for the first one and buy your additional ones with your coupon. Amazon is the best company and have gone BEYOND in many ways to make my life easier...I called Amazon to apply the credit because when ordering as there isn't a way to add this type of coupon on your own.

My original review along with several updates got way too long, so I'm re-doing my review after using this sifting box since February. My Conclusion: I highly recommend this product with the following modifications (you can find detailed instructions on YouTube in two videos by a lady who owns a cattery, which I recommend you watch before buying anything): 1. Ditch the tray. You can re-purpose it as a lap tray to eat off of while watching TV or doing homework, or to put under your pet's food dishes. But don't use it to catch the sawdust, as it's not deep enough and you'll have one heck of a mess in the tracks it slides in and out of to deal with when you go to empty it. Instead, I purchased a large size So Phresh litter box on Amazon which fits perfectly under The Breeze, giving a good 5" to 6" to collect sawdust. Now instead of dealing with a mess every time I empty it, and having to do so every 3 days, there is zero mess and I only have to empty it every 2 weeks or so. 2. Ditch the pellets that come with it or donate to a shelter or rescue. Instead, buy the pine pellets they sell for horse bedding, which isn't treated with chemicals and is incredibly cheap. I pay $5.99 for a 40 pound bag that lasts me months for two litter boxes. It works differently than the pellets that come with this system, soaking up urine and turning into sawdust, which falls through the slats into the container below. (Clay litter and clumping litter are unhealthy for both you and your cat, not to mention expensive, heavy to lug around and messy. If you don't want to switch to pine pellets, then ignore these instructions and follow another reviewer's advice on the best way to use the Breeze.) 3. Donate or repurpose the tray-sized pee pads and purchase large puppy pee pads instead. You'll want them to be larger than the So Phresh box. How to Set Up 1. Open and lay a puppy pee pad on the floor. 2. Put the Breeze box on top, centered on all sides of the pad. 3. Lift the pad and box up together and set them down on the So Phresh litterbox you bought for the bottom box. Press slightly on all sides to make sure it's aligned and secure. 4. Add 2" to 3" of the pine pellets. Note: Initially you may have to cover the pellets with your old litter that your cats are used to, and gradually use less and less until they transition completely to pellets. Instructions for Scooping 1. Scoop No. 2 as often as you'd like. It takes literally seconds per box. Some cats poop on top without covering with pellets, while others cover. Either way it's very easy to scoop the poop, as stirring the pellets will cause buried poop to rise to the surface. (Poo smells when they first go but the odor quickly dissipates as it dries.) 2. There is no need to scoop urine anymore with this system. No wet sticky mess or clumps of urine soaked litter stuck to the sides or bottom of the box! Pine pellets almost immediately turn to sawdust when it soaks up urine. All you have to do is to stir the pellets after scooping No. 2 to help the sawdust fall through the slats on the bottom into the pee pad lined box below. 3. You never need to dump the top tray unless it needs cleaned. Mine haven't needed cleaning yet in the 4 months I've been using them. Just add pine pellets as needed after scooping and stirring to maintain a 2" to 3" depth. When you start to see the sawdust through the slats, approximately every two weeks or so depending on how many cats and litterboxes you have, you'll need to empty the bottom box. This is the best part! 4. Open and lay a new pee pad on the floor or flat surface. 5. Pick up the Breeze box, leaving the full puppy pee pad in the bottom box, and lay the Breeze down on the clean pee pad. 6. With a grocery bag open and ready, pick up the full pee pad by the 4 corners, and simply place it in the plastic bag. Tie the bag and throw it away. 7. Pick up the Breeze box with the pad underneath, and place back on top of the bottom box, and you're done. No muss, no fuss. Takes literally seconds per box to empty and you're done for another two+/- weeks. Initially I used the tray before I bought the other litterbox to use for the bottom box, and it was a mess to empty. I could have emptied it every day or two, which might have worked better, but with the method I outlined, I only have to do it every couple of weeks and don't have any mess to deal with. With an actual litterbox underneath to collect sawdust, this system went from great to amazing. Keeping litterboxes clean has never been so easy and fun! I am absolutely in love with the Breeze using this system. I think I'd still use it even I used clay litter, but I'd do it differently, following other reviewers recommendations on how to use with regular or clumping litter. The Breeze is a decent size box, not too big or too small, sturdy and well made. The sides that snap on don't snap on correctly, so you have to use caution when lifting the box to shake it or they'll come off, but that's the only problem I saw with it. Using pine pellets eliminates the need to shake the box, so it's not an issue for me.