YES, Please!

 

• Fruits and veggies- raw and cooked, all parts including seeds. A little oil is OK.

• Breads, pastries, crackers, dry cereal, rice, pasta, cookies, cakes, all grains. A little oil is OK.

• Coffee grinds and paper filters

• Tea - loose and bags…no staples or synthetic bags 

• Eggshells

• Nuts, nutshells

• Beans, legumes. A little oil is OK.

• Paper products -  white or colored, paper bags, napkins, paper towels, plates, all “compostable” products except utensils. No gloss

• Newspaper - ripped up, no gloss

• Cardboard - paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes, ripped up. No gloss 

• Pizza boxes - place under bucket on pick-up days

• Fireplace ash - untreated wood ash only

• Hair / pet fur

• Cut flowers

• Potting soil

• Yard waste - leaves, grass/garden clippings, small wood pieces, weeds etc. 

 

 

NO Thanks!

 

• Animal products - meat, fish, bones, dairy, butter, excrement, etc.

• Chemicals

• Grease or oil

• Diseased or chemically treated plants/ wood

• “Compostable” utensils

• Produce stickers, twist ties or rubber bands

• Vacuum debris- has synthetic fibers and small plastics

• Dryer lint - has synthetic fibers