A hygienic filter and disposal apparatus comprising a main compartment a base platform, a front end, and a back end, and adapted to contain granular material and waste； a secondary compartment adapted to contain granular material； a door connecting the main compartment to the secondary compartment； and a filter element, comprising porous walls around a cavity and a first opening into said cavity, the walls adapted to filter waste out of the granular material； wherein the back end is proximate to the first opening at a first position where the front end and the back end of the base platform are level； wherein in a second position the front end is lifted higher than the back end and the granular material and waste are directed through the first opening into the cavity； wherein in the second position the filter element retains waste in the cavity and permits the granular material to fall through the porous walls into the secondary compartment； wherein in a third position the back end is higher than the front end and the door opens and directs the granular material into the main compartment； and wherein the device is adapted to sequence from the first position to the second position to the third position.
