WHAT NOT TO ADD TO THE COMPOST

WHAT NOT TO ADD TO THE COMPOST

• meat or fish scraps
• cheese or dairy products
• fats, grease, or oil
• kitty litter
• colored or glossy paper
• sawdust made from pressure-treated plywood or lumber
• coal or charcoal ashes
• pesticide-treated plants or pesticide-treated grass clippings
• diseased or pest-infested plants
• poison ivy
• invasive weeds
• weeds with seeds
• large branches (call 311 to schedule a special removal)
• non-compostable materials such as plastic even when it says "compostable": they take for ever
• metals, glass
• non-compostable materials such as sand or construction debris

BLACK COMPOST BIN IS OPEN

The black bin is ready for your kitchen scraps

- fruit & vegetable scraps, no citruses

- coffee grounds & tea bags

- green plants

- garden / grass trimmings and clippings

- fresh leaves & flowers

- bread & grains

- egg shells

- nutshells

- corncobs

- food-soiled paper towels & napkins

- fall leaves, twigs & woody pruning

- dry plant material

- straw & hay

- pine needles

- potting soil

NO MEAT, BONES, CHEESE OR CAT LITTER

Please help the compost by chopping your kitchen scraps and combining them with at least the same volume of shredded paper such as: newspaper, cardboard, egg cartons, TP rolls   

Thank you, the earthworms