Compost Guide
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