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Acceptable Backyard Composting Items
- Fruits and vegetables
- Eggshells
- Coffee grounds, coffee filters, tea bags
- Newspaper (rip into smaller pieces)
- Paper plates, paper napkins, paper towels and tubes (shred)
- Paper flower pots, paper egg cartons, paper drink trays (shred)
- Flowers, Plants
- Leaves
- Grass clippings
- Brush, twigs, wood shavings (not pressure treated wood)
- Straw/hay
Not Accepted
- Weeds that have gone to seed
- Boxed garden lime
- BBQ charcoal
- Meat
- Grease/oils
- Peanut butter
- Bones
- Dairy products
- Household pet wastes
- Branches and wood chunks
- Plastic, metal, glass