Organics

These items go in the green cart

Tips

• Food scraps (Raw, Cooked and Rotten!), food soiled paper and yard waste go in your Green Organics Cart.
• Separate food from packaging – watch our Take-Out Two-Step video to learn more.
• No plastics, dirt or rock, please.
• Plastic items marked “compostable” (bags, cutlery, etc.) are not accepted in the Organics Cart - our facility cannot process them.

Still have questions about specific items? Visit Re:Source.

Food & Food-Soiled Paper

Fruit and vegetable trimmings, food

Apple core
Banana Peel & broccoli stalk
Avocado
Eggshell

Leftovers & uneaten food scraps

Half-eaten hamburger
Chicken bones
Half-eaten pizza slice

Paper food wrap, paper plates and paper trays, cartons & pizza boxes

Paper tray with half-eaten hotdog and fries
Leftover sandwich bite on paper wrapper on paper bag
Paper take out container
Pizza box with pizza scraps

Napkins, paper towels, paper plates

Napkins
Food-soiled napkins
Paper towels
Food-soiled paper plate

Tea leaves and bags, coffee filters & grounds, paper cups and cupholders

Tea bag
Coffee grounds and coffee filter
Paper coffee cup

How to Collect Food Scraps

To cut down on mess, line your food pail with newspaper or paper towels. Don’t want to use your pail? Simply collect food scraps in a bowl, in newspaper, or in paper cartons. Take the collected scraps out to the green cart every few days or store the container in the fridge.

Food scraps in kitchen pail
Food scraps in paper carton
Food scraps in newspaper

Plants, Yard Trimmings

Plant trimmings & flowers

Plant trimmings
Leaves
Flowers

Branches

Branches
Branches