What’s compostable in your own Backyard?

• Fruits and veggies 

• Egg shells 

• Coffee grounds and filters 

• Nuts and shells 

• Pasta, grains, and rice (no oil)

• Bread  

• Hair and lint

• Tea bags (no staples)

• 100% cotton and wool scraps

• Paper towels 

• Paper plates without a shinny plastic coating

• Cardboard without a shinny plastic coating

• Brown paper bags

• Leaves

• Yard waste

• Wood chips

• Grass clippings

What is not compostable?

• Plastic, metal, and glass

• Fruit stickers 

• Plastic produce bags

• Plastic or wax coated paper plates, cups, or cardboard

• Biodegradable bags and compostable bags. These are only for commercial composting facilities.