Items for your Backyard Composter
Listed below are examples of the most common acceptable compostable materials and the items you should avoid putting in your backyard composter.
Greens (Nitrogen Rich Materials)
- Fruit and vegetable scraps
- Coffee grounds
- Grass clippings
- Plant trimmings
- House plants
- Cut flowers
- Tea bags
- Egg shells
Browns (Carbon Rich Materials)
- Dry leaves
- Wood chips
- Sawdust
- Straw
- Twigs
Items NOT Accepted
- Fatty foods, butter, oil and salad dressing
- Diseased or insect - infected plants
- Stubborn weeds such as crab grass
- Dog and cat feces
- Weeds with mature seeds
- Meat, bones, fish scraps
