Compostable Materials
A note on COMPOSTABLE BAGS: While we are able to accept them, our compost stream is much cleaner without them. We ask that you use them sparingly.
Comspostable and biodegradable bags are not the same thing.
We DO NOT accept biodegradable bags.
Fruit & veggie scraps
Peels
Breads, Cookies
Baked goods
Paper egg cartons,
Napkins, Tissues
Flowers (bouquets),
Small house plants
Meat, Fish
Poultry, Eggs
Candy, Sugar
Pastas, grains, rice, beans, nuts, seeds
Coffee, Beans, Filters
Loose tea
Corn based cups,
Plant based silverware
NO!
Plastic containers
Plastic silverware
Plastic wrap
Plastic bags/film
Food handler's gloves
Paper plates with plastic coating
Paper towels with chemical
cleaning products on them
Biodegradable bags
Branches, bushes
Yard leaves/flowers
Rocks, soil
Animal waste
Kitty litter
Glass
Foil & metals
Metal staples on tea bags
