COMPOSTING DO’S AND DON’TS

DO ADD:

• Vegetable and fruit scraps (raw or cooked without oil, dairy & meat; don’t forget to remove any produce stickers!)

• Coffee grounds/ tea bags and unbleached paper coffee filters

• Corrugated cardboard (wet/damp boxes break down more easily)

• Trimmings from perennials and annuals

• Grass clippings

• Annual weeds that haven't set seed

• Eggshells

• Seaweed

• Nut shells

• Fall leaves and pine needles

• Twigs, mulch, chipped tree branches and bark

• Sawdust (only from non-pressure-treated wood)

• Paper (newspaper, writing/printer paper, plates, napkins, coffee filters)

• Cotton fabric

• Corn husks and stalks

• Straw, hay

Chop up watermelon rinds, avocado peels and any other large scraps! This helps them to break down more quickly.

DON’T ADD:

• Meat, fish scraps, bones

• Dairy products, including cheese

• Fats, grease, oil or cooked foods with oil, dairy and meat

• Produce stickers

• Cat or dog feces, kitty litter

• Colored or glossy paper

• Sawdust from pressure-treated plywood or lumber

• Coal, charcoal ashes

• Diseased or insect-infested houseplants or soil

• Non Compostable materials (plastics, metals, glass, etc.)

COMPOSTING DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS

Once you have registered, please contact us to schedule a time to learn how to dump, mix, and chop your scraps. All trained composters will be given the combination and can drop off scraps at their convenience.

1. Dump your scraps in Bin 1. 

2. Take twice the amount of browns from the Brown Bin in the bench and add to Bin 1. 

3. Mix and chop together with the shovel stowed in the bench. Turn the pile to help aerate the compost.

4. Cover with browns.

Please note! - We will have in-season drop off hours on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 9 - 10 am for those users who have not been trained or who prefer not to mix and chop themselves.
 

Please donate dead or dry leaves to our Brown Bin.

NEVER LEAVE COMPOST ON SITE OUTSIDE OF THE BINS! This will attract critters.