List of Compostable Items

• Cold Wood Ashes (in Moderation)
• Cotton Clothing/Fabric (Cut or Ripped Small); Plus Some Other Natural Fibers
• Dryer Lint (If no Dryer Sheets Were Used)
• Grass - in Moderation (Pesticide Free)
• Hair
• Hay
• Leaves - Especially Dead Dried Ones
• Manure (From Vegetarian Animals)
• Non-Invasive Weeds (Herbicide Free)
• Non-Meat Food Scraps, Especially:
  • Coffee Grounds W/or Wo/Filters - in Moderation
  • Crushed Egg Shells
  • Expired Food or Food That Has Gone Bad
  • Non-Meat Plate Scrapings
  • Old Grains / Bread
  • Tea Leaves W/or Wo/Bags
  • Vegetable and Fruit (Stems, Peels, Trimmings, Innards, Ends...)
• Nuts and Shells (Except Black Walnuts)
• Old Luffas
• Peanuts and Peanut Shells
• Pine Needles (in Moderation)
• Pinecones
• Small Amounts of Paper, Paperboard and Thin Brown Cardboard (Shredded) I.E.
  • Cereal Boxes
  • Egg Cartons (the Paperboard Kind)
  • Low Chemical Paper
  • Napkins and Paper Towels
  • Newspaper
  • Tissue Paper
• Small Pet Waste (Non-Cat, Non-Dog)
  • Droppings
  • Food
  • Paper Litter (Unscented, Natural Color)
• Small Twigs
• Water
• Wood Shavings or Sawdust (From Non-Chemically Treated Wood and Non-Particle Board) - in Moderation
• Worms

List of Non-Compostable Items

• Body Fluids
• Bones
• Cleaners
• Dairy (Though Crushed Egg Shells Are Great)
• Diseased Plants
• Dog Droppings
• Grease and Oil
• Inorganics
• Insecticides, Pesticides, Herbicides, Any "icides" (the Suffix -icide Means to Kill, Which is Counter to the Goal)
• Invasive Weeds
• Kitty Litter
• Magazines
• Meat
• Medications (Excepting Some Natural, Expired Vitamins)