Non-toxic product to keep recycling area vermin free
We live in a 10 unit apartment building with a shared recycling room. The super keeps a very toxic smelling substance in the room that he claims keeps it free of vermin. However the smell is overwhelming, like a cherry-mothball-chemical scented giant urinal cake. Anyone know of a non-toxic greener alternative? My eyes literally burn…
We live in a 10 unit apartment building with a shared recycling room. The super keeps a very toxic smelling substance in the room that he claims keeps it free of vermin. However the smell is overwhelming, like a cherry-mothball-chemical scented giant urinal cake. Anyone know of a non-toxic greener alternative? My eyes literally burn every time I dispose of a can or a newspaper, and the smell permeates the common hallways. Thanks!
OMG… the solution is stinkier than the problem!
Soiled Cat litter… 🙁
You could try soiled cat litter. If one or more people in the condo have cats, get them to put their soiled cat litter in a bucket in the recycling area. Rats and mice can’t stand the smell of cats. See this article from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/nyregion/21cats.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Cat%20bodega&st=cse&oref=slogin
Yeah, 150 grains of lead.