Compostable Materials

Good materials for composting

  • Yard and garden waste (grass clippings, fallen leaves, flower and vegetable waste, small twigs, straw, hay, peat moss)
  • Kitchen waste (fruit, vegetable peelings, tea bags, coffee grounds)
  • Wood ashes (from a stove or fireplace, not from chemical logs) can be added in thin layers

 

Do not add these materials

  • Meat, fish, or bones
  • Fatty or oily foods
  • Cheese and dairy products (these attract animals, create odours, and take longer to break down)
  • Pet litter (kitty litter, dog feces)
  • Weeds with seed heads or persistent roots (quack grass)
  • Diseased plants
  • Coal ashes

 

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