• YES. Compostable… Put it in the bucket

  • Fruit and vegetable scraps

  • Meat, bones, fish products

  • Pasta, bread, cereal

  • Cooked foods

  • Dairy products, egg shells

  • Coffee grounds, filters, & tea bags

  • Paper towels and paper towel rolls

  • Soiled paper food packaging

  • Pizza boxes

  • Muffin wrappers

  • Flour and sugar bags

  • Paper plates

  • Candies, cookies and cake

  • Baking ingredients, herbs, spices

  • Household plants including soil

  • 100% cotton cheesecloth

  • Pet food

  • Items labeled BPI Certified Compostable

  • Items labeled ASTM D6400

NOPE. Not compostable with South Hill Compost… Put it in the recycling or trash

• PLASTIC (unless labeled compostable)

• Styrofoam meat trays

• Aluminum foil

• Clams, oysters, mussels (basically rocks)

• Candles, synthetic corks and gum

• Artificial flowers and plants

• Rugs, carpets

• Cigarette butts, tobacco

• Dental floss and Q-tips

• Baby wipes

• Disposable mop sheets

• Dryer lint sheets

• Vacuum cleaner bags

• Hair, pet fur, pet waste

• Dead animals

• Fireplace or BBQ ashes

• Recyclable materials

• Items labeled biodegradable (meaningless)

• Items labeled Oxo-Biodegradable
  

  
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