Eco-Friendly Pet Products | Cat Litter Trays
The BecoTray is the world's first eco-friendly cat litter tray that is truly functional. Made from natural plant fibres the BecoTray is sustainable to make and biodegradable when you are finished with it. The BecoTray comes in five different colours Cream, Green, Brown, Blue and Pink
The BecoTray has a high back lid for extra kick back protection and a push fit lid for ease of use. Heavier than a normal plastic litter tray it is much more stable and less likely to be knocked around the kitchen floor by the cat or a clumsy owner! If you like our BecoTray why not buy a BecoScoop too, and then you'll be an exceptionally eco-friendly pet owner.
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A BecoTray starts life as bamboo and rice husks, which are leftover materials from farming. | |
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| We take these natural plant fibres and grind them into a fine powder. | ||
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| By adding a biodegradable resin and pressing the powder in a hot mould our eco-friendly pet bowl is created. |
All Becothings have been designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible. This means we don’t just look at functionality, we also study product life cycles. Things like hangers and potties often end up in landfill sites, so it’s important that we plan ahead. With the right materials and the right design we hope our Becothings will have as little environmental impact as possible.
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Our daily lives are full of cardboard. It comes as packaging in almost everything we buy. The UK produces around 8 million tons of cardboard packaging each year. It is actually made up of cellulose fibres that are created from wood pulp. Sadly this means fresh cardboard requires cutting down trees. Fortunately cardboard is fairly easy to recycle, so by using recycled cardboard we can help save our forests! The other great feature of recycled cardboard is that it is biodegradable. This means products like our Becohangers are not only easy to recycle, but are also safe if they do ever end up in landfill sites. |
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Our most important material in the Becothings range is our plastic replacement made from natural plant fibres. It is actually a biocomposite which means it is a mix of biodegradable materials. Around 80% of the material is made up of fibres from bamboo and rice husks. Rice husks are a by-product of rice production, so it is a great material to use as it is normally thrown away! Although you might picture bamboo as tall thin trees, it is actually a breed of grass and so grows incredible fast. This means all the bamboo we use can be sustainably grown. Both these materials are mixed with a resin created from amino acids. It is this resin that bonds all the fibres together. Importantly it also allows the mix to break down. When you place a plant fibre product in warm, damp conditions, like a compost heap or buried in the ground, the resin will start to break down. This in-turn allows the fibres to break down, eventually the product will fully biodegrade away. This process will usually take around 2 to 3 years depending on the environmental conditions. |
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