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Compostables List Details

Baked goods (cake, mufns, rolls, pie, etc)

Bones (fsh or meat) Only small bones with circumference less than a pinkie fnger

Branches, Twigs

Bread, grains, rice No packaging

Butter

Cereal

Cheese

Cofee flters (paper only) Plastic, plastic-coated, or cloth flters should go in garbage.

Cofee grounds

Compostable bags Must say “Compostable”, No biodegradable bags

Dairy products (milk, butter, cheese) No packaging

Egg cartons (paper only)

Eggshells

Fish, Shellfsh

Fruits Whole or scraps; cooked or raw; peels, seeds, and pits ok

Grass No grass clippings with dog waste or known use of herbicides; Also see Sod

Holiday trees No tinsel, ornaments, focking (fake snow) Not longer than 6 feet and larger then 4” trunk diameter

House plants Remove from pots

Leaves

Meat, fsh, chicken No bones larger than a pinkie fnger

Manure (Chicken, Horse, Rabbit) Only manure from primarily herbivorous barnyard animals is accepted for composting. No dog or cat waste.

Nutshells

Paper bags (uncoated)

Paper plates Uncoated only DRAFT

Compostables List Details

Paper towels, napkins (clean or food soiled only) No paper towels soiled with other liquids, or anything potentially toxic

Pasta Cooked or raw

Pet Food Both dry and wet pet food can go

Pizza Boxes Clean or greasy

Plant material Weeds ok; no plant materials with known use of herbicides

Sod Small amounts (less than 60 lbs)

Tea leaves No tea bags (they contain synthetic fbers)

Vegetables Whole or scraps; cooked or raw; peels ok

Wood Scraps Less than 4 foot long, untreated, unpainted, clean, with nails or hardware removed. Will be chipped for composter.

Non-compostables Details

Aluminum cans Accepted in recycling bins

Automotive fuids (Oil, antifreeze, etc.) Collected as annual Haz Mat for free

Bandaids, bandages, or other medical waste Place in household trash for incineration

Batteries Consult the Solid Waste & Recycling Directory

Bones Bones larger than a pinkie fnger, place in household trash for incineration

Bottle caps Place in household trash for incineration

Boxboard Place in household trash for incineration

Cat Litter Place in household trash for incineration

Cigarette butts Place in household trash for incineration

Cord (nylon), wire, plastic banding Place in household trash for incineration

Dead animals Contact Public Works

Diapers Place in household trash for incineration

Dryer Lint May contain synthetic fbers, place in household trash for incineration

Dryer Sheets Made from synthetic materials, place in household trash for incineration DRAFT

Non-compostables Details

Tissue, facial (Kleenex) or Toilet Place in household trash for incineration

Feminine Sanitary Products Place in household trash for incineration

Food cartons (coated or waxed) Place in household trash for incineration

Garden tools or materials such as weed barrier Place in household trash for incineration foating row cover (Reemay)

Grease, oil and fat (from cooking) collected in Drop of at Waste Water Treatment Plant, it’s containers recycled into biofuel

Gum Place in household trash for incineration

Hoses Place in household trash for incineration

Household trash Collected for incineration

Metal cans Tin and Steel cans can be place in household trash for incineration

Microwave popcorn bags Place in household trash for incineration

Milk Small amounts are okay.

Paper cups (coated) Place in household trash for incineration

Paper, white or colored Place in household trash for incineration

Pet waste Place in household trash for incineration

Plastic bags (shopping bags, sandwich bags, etc) Place in household trash for incineration

Plastic bottles, caps, containers, cups, trays Place in household trash for incineration

Plastic plant nursery pots Place in household trash for incineration

Plastic utensils Place in household trash for incineration

Q-tip cotton swabs Place in household trash for incineration

Rocks and gravel

Straws Place in household trash for incineration

Styrofoam containers Place in household trash for incineration

Syringes Can be collected in containers provided Dahl Memorial Clinic and dropped of there when full

Toxins (paint, solvents) Consult Haz Mat fyer DRAFT

Non-compostables Details

Wood Scraps, Shavings, Or Sawdust No Shavings or Sawdust will be accepted. Painted or treated wood shavings, scraps, and sawdust go in the garbage. Put sawdust and shavings in a bag and tie of.