Cat litter is much easier and cheaper to maintain than cat food. You can go the sustainable and affordable way, or you can go with just the affordable way.
Sustainable and affordable:
Go to your local ma3mal trabe and buy a bag of
بحص خشن and use them as litter. When they get dirty, scoop out the poop, then soak and wash the rocks with soap and water, then reuse them. It's more labour intensive than simply throwing them away, but it's the ultimate recycling/reuse solution I've found.
Affordable:
Go to your local ma3mal trabe and buy a bag of
بحص ناعم أو رمل and use them as litter. When they get dirty, throw them away as you would with any other cat litter. The reason this is not sustainable is because the pebbles come from destroyed Lebanese landscapes (same with ba7es kheshin, but at least you're reusing those).
I experimented a lot with cat litter and even thought of a couple of business ideas, but honestly the first solution is the best and most accessible for everyone. When I bought the bags a few months ago, they cost me around 5,000 LBP for 25 kg. Super cheap, but please go with the sustainable method if you can.