What Goes In
Your Green Bin
Food waste
- Baked goods
- Bones
- Cereal
- Coffee grounds and filters
- Dairy products
- Eggs/eggshells
- Flour and grains
- Fruit
- Grease and fat
- Meat and fish (raw or cooked)
- Nuts
- Pasta and rice
- Sauces
- Tea bags and loose tea
- Vegetables
Paper products
- Cotton balls
- Facial tissues
- Greasy pizza boxes
- Microwave popcorn bags
- Paper towels, napkins and plates
- Shredded paper (loose)
Other items
- Hair
- House plants (soil removed)
- Pet fur
- Sawdust (in paper bag)
- Wood chips/shavings
Do NOT include these items  |
- Aluminum foil
- Bandages
- Cigarette butts or ashes
- Clothing/textiles
- Dead animals
- Diapers
- Disposable mop sheets
- Dryer lint
- Feminine hygiene products
- Fireplace ashes
- Frozen juice containers
- Glass
- Incontinence products
- Kitty litter
- Metal
- Oils or lubricants
- Pet waste
- Plastic bags, containers or food wrap
- Polystyrene foam packaging
- Produce stickers
- Rubber products
- Paper and plastic takeout beverages cups and lids
- Twist ties
- Vacuum bags or contents
- Wax cartons or wax paper
- Food waste still in packaging or container
- What Goes In Your Green Bin
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