Composting is easy !
What can we put in the brown bin?
ACCEPTED MATERIALS
TABLE SCRAPS
- Bread and pasta
- Fruits, vegetables and egg shells
- Dairy products, nuts, husks
- Meat, fish, seafood, shells and bones
- Coffee grounds, filters, and teabags
- Liquids in small quantities
GARDEN WASTE
- Dead leaves, grass and other chopped herbs
- Small branches (no logs or stumps)
- Flowers, interior plants and potting soil
OTHER
- Pet food, litter and animal feces
- Hair, fur and feathers
- Paper napkins, paper towels, and Kleenex
- Soiled paper and cardboard (not waxed) (ex. Cardboard plates and pizza boxes)
- Cold ashes
REFUSED MATERIALS
- Plastic bags, regular, compostable, biodegradable and oxo-biodegradable
- Personal hygiene products and biodegradable diapers
- Medication
- Vacuum cleaner bags and contents
- Construction dust
- Recyclable materials (ex. Plastic, Glass, Metal, etc)
- Electronic objects
- Household Hazardous Waste (ex. Oil, Paint, Pesticides, Batteries, etc)
- Dead animals
- Rocks, gravel, stones
- BBQ charcoal, hot ashes or cigarette buts
- Textiles or carpets
