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