Composting Do's & Don'ts
Acceptable Items
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Fruits & Vegetables
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Nuts & Seeds
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Bread & Grains
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Pasta & Cereals
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Eggshells
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Compostable Egg Cartons
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Coffee grounds & Filters
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Tea leaves & Bags
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Meats & Dairy
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Plants, Flowers, & Weeds
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Compostable Cups & Bowls
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Compostable Cutlery
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Paper Cartons
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Boxes (i.e. Cereal Boxes)
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Pizza Boxes
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Wooden Stir Sticks
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Compostable Dinnerware
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Compostable Trash Bags
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Sawdust
Unacceptable Items
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Metal items
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Pet waste
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Cooking oil
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Diapers
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Stones
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Paper (recycle instead)
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Toilet paper (used or unused)
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Glass
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Treated woods
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Clothes
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Styrofoam
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Plastics
Yard Waste
*Must be in 30 Gallon brown paper yard waste bags. Please do not overfill or exceed 30 lbs. per bag.
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Grass Clippings
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Tree/Shrub Trimmings
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Small Branches
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Leaves
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Waste from your Garden
Not Accepted
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Bulk Mulch​
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Bulk Soil/Dirt
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Large logs
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Christmas Trees