Compost Guide

What can I put in my bin?

  • Eggs

  • Dead leaves in a pile

    Leaves

  • Dairy

  • bushes and grass yard debris

    Bushes

  • Nuts and Shells

  • Fallen Fruit

  • Grass Trimmings

  • Seeds and Skins

  • Tree Limbs

    Tree Limbs

  • All Kinds of Meat

  • Sawdust / Wood Chips

  • Fruit and Vegetables

Quick Lookup

Food

Throw it in the Green Bin

Fruit and Vegetables: cores, peels, stems, skins, husks, stalks

Grains: Cereal, oatmeal, granola, rice, pasta, popcorn, bread

Seeds and nuts

Coffee grounds & Tea bags

Meat & Bones

Dairy: Cheese, milk 

Eggs

Jams/Fruit preserves

Moldy materials are fine!

If in Doubt, Keep it Out

Stickers on fruits and vegetables

Fryer Grease

Wax coated packaging and wrappers : Milk Cartons, juice boxes

Foil-lined paper: snack, cracker, cookie bags

Bioplastic packaging and cellophane

Disposable Servingware

Throw it in the Green Bin

BPI Certified Only!

Look for this certification on your disposiable product. Only these products can be composted safley

If in Doubt, Keep it Out

Any cups, bowls, plates, lids without the BPI Compostable logo cannot be composted. Look for recycling for these items.

Office Supplies

Throw it in the Green Bin

Printer Paper, Newspaper, Sticky Notes

Bills, plain junk mail, and other non-glossy paper

Envelopes - with plastic address window removed

Coffee Grounds

Lunch Scraps

If in Doubt, Keep it Out

Glossy paper - Magazines, product catalogs, photographs

Wax coated cardboard

Paper saturated with colored ink/sharpie

Lawn & Garden

Throw it in the Green Bin

Grass clippings

Fallen fruits and vegetables

Deer chomped fruits and vegetables

Leaves 

Dead plants

Hedge trimmings

Sod chunks

Deadhead flowers

Unsprayed weeds

Pine needles/cones

Pallet Boards

If in Doubt, Keep it Out

Pet waste / Any manure

Ash

Treated Lumber

Synthetic fertilizer

Pesticide or herbicide treated grass

Cigarette Butts

Celebrations

Throw it in the Green Bin

Cut floral arrangements

Jack 0’ Lanterns / Decorative gourds

Raffia

Crepe paper streamers

Wrapping paper - not coated in plastic

Christmas trees

Natural wreath and garlands - wires removed

Cannabis products

If in Doubt, Keep it Out

Glossy or wax coated wrapping paper

Ribbon

Downloadable Guides

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A catchy song and (mildly terrifying) animation about the joy of composting.

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