Recycle Food Waste in Your Black Yard Waste Cart.

You can collect food scraps and food-soiled paper in containers such as:

  • Used paper bags: put the bags right in the cart, or


  • A reusable plastic container with a vented lid lined with used paper towel or newspaper - Empty into yard waste cart and reuse.
    Food Bucket
    Do not put plastic of any kind in your cart.

Get a free 2-gallon kitchen food waste bucket

More Kitchen Compost Container Options

 

To avoid odor & fruit flies, you can:

  • Empty food waste into the yard waste cart daily.
  • Rinse kitchen container & yard waste cart frequently.
  • Line kitchen container with a used paper towel, paper bag, or newspaper.
  • Sprinkle baking soda in kitchen container.
  • Rub container lid with vinegar
  • Layer food & yard waste in your cart.
  • Layer shredded paper with food and yard waste.
  • Store food scraps in freezer until collection day.

YES, empty these into your yard + food waste cart:


New! Shredded paper in paper bags

Yard Waste

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Weeds
Prunings
Houseplants
Branches under 4’ long, 4" diam.)

Food Scraps

Meat, fish, poultry, bones
Dairy products (yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.)
Fruit and vegetable scraps
Bread, pasta and grains
Eggshells, nutshells
Coffee grounds and filters
Leftovers
Tea leaves and bags

Food-Soiled Paper

Greasy pizza delivery boxes
Coffee filters with coffee grounds
Paper towels and napkins
Uncoated paper plates and cups
Uncoated paper food wrap
Uncoated paper food bags
Paper grocery bags containing food scraps
Paper egg cartons
Paper berry cartons

NO, these are not compostable:

Absolutely no plastic

  • No plastic-coated cartons
    (milk, ice cream, etc)
  • No plastic-coated paper
    or cups
  • No plastic bags
  • No plastic food wrap
  • No plastic food containers
  • No Styrofoam food containers
  • No plastic-coated food take-out containers
Grease or liquids
Pet litter or waste
Diapers
Soil, rocks
Stumps
Branches over 4’x 4”
Lumber or fencing
Metal, glass
Hazardous waste


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