The Litter-Lifter has parallel triangular tines that cannot pick up clean litter. The other traditional scoops clog as they they fill with clean litter which needs to be shaken out to separate the waste from the clean litter. The award-winning Litter-Lifter provides you (and your cat) with: Easier, Faster Cleaning, Less Dust, No Shake, No Clog, Fewer Passes, Traps Smaller Fragments, Easy on Wrist, Arthritis friendly, Feeding kibble and cans is quick and easy, while cleaning up used to be a dusty chore that required sifting the entire box of clean litter in order to find and separate waste from clean litter.