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What can I Compost?
Organic Materials:
These are your yard clippings; kitchen scraps and is the food that the
decomposer feeds on, turning them into compost. The materials that are suitable
for composting are either carbon materials (brown and dry) or nitrogen materials
(green and moist). Here is a brief list of common items to add to your compost
pile:
Carbon Materials:
Ash - small amounts
Bread
Coffee filters
Dry leaves
Eggshells
Hair
Lint
Paper with no ink, small amounts
Sawdust
Straw
Tea leaves with bags
Wood shavings
Nitrogen Materials:
Barnyard manure
Coffee grounds
Flowers
Fruit & vegetable trimmings
Grass clippings
Green leaves
Sod
Weeds
Do Not Compost:
Bones
Butter
Cat litter
Cheese
Chicken
Diapers
Diseased plants
Dog or cat feces (unless you are using pet poo composter)
Fish
Greasy foods
Invasive weeds
Lard
Meat
Milk products
Oils
Peanut butter
Salad dressing
Sour cream
Un chopped woody waste
Vegetable oil
***As a rule of thumb, avoid any substance or material that could be harmful to
you or to the decomposer organisms. Always avoid wood and other yard waste
materials treated with chemicals. If you are unsure of an item, it is always better to
err on the side of safety and not add it.***
Organic Materials:
These are your yard clippings; kitchen scraps and is the food that the
decomposer feeds on, turning them into compost. The materials that are suitable
for composting are either carbon materials (brown and dry) or nitrogen materials
(green and moist). Here is a brief list of common items to add to your compost
pile:
Carbon Materials:
Ash - small amounts
Bread
Coffee filters
Dry leaves
Eggshells
Hair
Lint
Paper with no ink, small amounts
Sawdust
Straw
Tea leaves with bags
Wood shavings
Nitrogen Materials:
Barnyard manure
Coffee grounds
Flowers
Fruit & vegetable trimmings
Grass clippings
Green leaves
Sod
Weeds
Do Not Compost:
Bones
Butter
Cat litter
Cheese
Chicken
Diapers
Diseased plants
Dog or cat feces (unless you are using pet poo composter)
Fish
Greasy foods
Invasive weeds
Lard
Meat
Milk products
Oils
Peanut butter
Salad dressing
Sour cream
Un chopped woody waste
Vegetable oil
***As a rule of thumb, avoid any substance or material that could be harmful to
you or to the decomposer organisms. Always avoid wood and other yard waste
materials treated with chemicals. If you are unsure of an item, it is always better to
err on the side of safety and not add it.***
| Composting Basics: |
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