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.

Carrot

Mushroom

Large Potato

Tomatoes

Zucchini

Broccoli

Fruit & veggie scraps

Peels

Breads, Cookies

Baked goods

Baguette

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Croissant

Sandwich

Paper egg cartons,

Napkins, Tissues

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Flowers (bouquets),

Small house plants

Bush

Meat, Fish

Poultry, Eggs

Egg

Egg

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Candy, Sugar

Wrapped Candy

Gingerbread Man

Chocolate Heart

Candy Cane

Pastas, grains, rice, beans, nuts, seeds

Coffee, Beans, Filters

Loose tea

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Corn based cups,

Plant based silverware

Earth

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