all items a–z
✓ compost it ! with care ✗ keep it out
A
B
- Baby Wipes — not compostable
- Bacon Grease — not compostable
- Bagasse Containers — compostable
- Bamboo — compostable with care
- Bamboo Fabric — compostable with care
- Bamboo Plates — compostable with care
- Bamboo Skewers — compostable
- Bamboo Toothbrushes — compostable with care
- Banana Peels — compostable
- Band-Aids — not compostable
- Bar Soap — compostable with care
- Bark — compostable
- Beard Trimmings — compostable
- Beer — compostable
- Beeswax — compostable with care
- Beets — compostable
- Bermuda Grass — compostable with care
- Berries — compostable
- Bindweed — compostable with care
- Biodegradable Bags — not compostable
- Biodegradable Glitter — not compostable
- Biodegradable Packing Peanuts — compostable with care
- Biodegradable Plastic — not compostable
- Bioplastics — compostable with care
- Bird Cage Liners — compostable with care
- Bird Nests — compostable
- Bird Seed Hulls — compostable
- Black Walnut Hulls — compostable with care
- Black Walnut Leaves — compostable with care
- Bones — compostable with care
- Books — compostable with care
- Bread — compostable with care
- Broccoli — compostable
- Brown Paper — compostable
- Brussels Sprouts — compostable
- Burlap — compostable
- Business Cards — compostable with care
- Butcher Paper — compostable with care
- Butter — compostable with care
C
- Cabbage — compostable
- Cactus — compostable with care
- Candle Wax — not compostable
- Candy — compostable with care
- Cantaloupe — compostable
- Canvas — compostable with care
- Cardboard — compostable
- Cardboard Coasters — compostable
- Cardstock — compostable
- Carpet — not compostable
- Carrot Tops — compostable
- Carrots — compostable
- Cat Litter — not compostable
- Cat Poop — not compostable
- Catalogs — not compostable
- Cauliflower — compostable
- Celery — compostable
- Cellophane — compostable with care
- Cereal — compostable
- Cereal Boxes — compostable
- Charcoal Ash — not compostable
- Charcoal Briquettes — not compostable
- Cheese — compostable with care
- Cherry Pits — compostable with care
- Chewing Gum — not compostable
- Chicken Bedding — compostable
- Chicken Bones — compostable with care
- Chicken Manure — compostable
- Chocolate — compostable with care
- Chopsticks — compostable
- Christmas Trees — compostable with care
- Christmas Wreaths — compostable with care
- Cigarette Butts — not compostable
- Cinnamon Brooms — compostable with care
- Clover — compostable
- Clumping Cat Litter — not compostable
- Coal Ash — not compostable
- Coconut Coir — compostable
- Coconut Shells — compostable with care
- Coffee Cup Sleeves — compostable
- Coffee Filters — compostable
- Coffee Grounds — compostable
- Coffee Stirrers — compostable with care
- Compostable Bags — compostable with care
- Compostable Coffee Lids — compostable with care
- Compostable Cups — compostable with care
- Compostable Cutlery — compostable with care
- Compostable Diapers — not compostable
- Compostable Food Containers — compostable with care
- Compostable Mailers — compostable with care
- Compostable Phone Cases — compostable with care
- Compostable Plates — compostable with care
- Compostable Produce Bags — compostable with care
- Compostable Straws — compostable with care
- Condoms — not compostable
- Confetti — compostable with care
- Construction Paper — compostable
- Contact Lenses — not compostable
- Cooked Food — compostable with care
- Cooked Vegetables — compostable with care
- Cooking Oil — not compostable
- Corn Cobs — compostable
- Corn Husks — compostable
- Corn Stalks — compostable
- Cornstarch Plastics — compostable with care
- Corrugated Boxes — compostable
- Cotton Balls — compostable with care
- Cotton Clothing — compostable with care
- Cotton Fabric — compostable with care
- Cotton Pads — compostable with care
- Cotton Towels — compostable
- Cow Manure — compostable
- Crab Shells — compostable with care
- Crabgrass — compostable with care
- Crackers — compostable
- Crayons — not compostable
- Crystal Cat Litter — not compostable
- Cucumbers — compostable
- Cupcake Liners — compostable with care
- Cut Flowers — compostable
D
- Dandelions — compostable with care
- Dead Animals — not compostable
- Dead Fish — compostable with care
- Dead Flowers — compostable
- Denim Jeans — compostable with care
- Dental Floss — not compostable
- Diapers — not compostable
- Diseased Plants — compostable with care
- Diseased Wood — not compostable
- Dog Poop — compostable with care
- Dog Poop Bags — not compostable
- Dry Pet Food — compostable with care
- Dryer Lint — compostable with care
- Dryer Sheets — not compostable
- Drywall — not compostable
E
F
- Feather Pillows — compostable with care
- Feathers — compostable
- Felt — compostable with care
- Ferns — compostable
- File Folders — compostable
- Fish — compostable with care
- Fish Tank Water — compostable
- Floor Sweepings — compostable with care
- Flour — compostable with care
- Flower Bulbs — compostable with care
- Freezer Paper — not compostable
- Frozen Vegetables — compostable
G
- Garden Soil — compostable with care
- Garlic — compostable
- Gift Bags — compostable with care
- Ginger — compostable
- Glass — not compostable
- Glossy Paper — not compostable
- Grapes — compostable
- Grass Clippings — compostable
- Green Beans — compostable
- Greeting Cards — compostable with care
- Guinea Pig Bedding — compostable
H
I
J
K
L
- Laminated Paper — not compostable
- Latex Balloons — not compostable
- Lawn Mushrooms — compostable
- Lawn Thatch — compostable
- Leather — not compostable
- Leaves — compostable
- Leftover Coffee — compostable
- Lemon Peels — compostable
- Lettuce — compostable
- Lime Peels — compostable
- Linen — compostable
- Loofahs — compostable with care
- Loose Tea Leaves — compostable
M
- Magazines — not compostable
- Magnolia Leaves — compostable with care
- Makeup — not compostable
- Makeup Wipes — not compostable
- Mango Pits — compostable with care
- Maple Leaves — compostable
- Matches — compostable
- Mayonnaise — compostable with care
- MDF — not compostable
- Meat — compostable with care
- Metal — not compostable
- Milk — compostable with care
- Milk Cartons — not compostable
- Molded Fiber Packaging — compostable
- Moldy Bread — compostable with care
- Moldy Food — compostable
- Moldy Vegetables — compostable
- Morning Glory — compostable with care
- Moss — compostable
- Motor Oil Rags — not compostable
- Mulch — compostable with care
- Mushroom Packaging — compostable
- Mushrooms — compostable
N
O
P
- Packing Paper — compostable
- Padded Envelopes — compostable with care
- Paint Chips — not compostable
- Painted Wood — not compostable
- Palm Fronds — compostable with care
- Palm Leaf Plates — compostable
- Paper Bags — compostable
- Paper Cups — not compostable
- Paper Plates — compostable with care
- Paper Straws — compostable with care
- Paper Towels — compostable with care
- Parchment Paper — compostable with care
- Particle Board — not compostable
- Pasta — compostable with care
- Peach Pits — compostable with care
- Peanut Butter — compostable with care
- Peanut Shells — compostable
- Pears — compostable
- Peas — compostable
- Peat Moss — compostable with care
- Pencil Shavings — compostable
- Pencils — compostable with care
- Peppers — compostable
- Pet Hair — compostable
- Phone Books — compostable
- Photographs — not compostable
- Pickles — compostable with care
- Pine Cat Litter — compostable with care
- Pine Cones — compostable
- Pine Needles — compostable
- Pineapple — compostable
- Pistachio Shells — compostable with care
- Pizza — compostable with care
- Pizza Boxes — compostable with care
- PLA Cups — compostable with care
- Plastic — not compostable
- Plastic Bags — not compostable
- Plywood — not compostable
- Poison Ivy — not compostable
- Poison Oak — not compostable
- Polyester — not compostable
- Pomegranate — compostable
- Popcorn — compostable
- Popsicle Sticks — compostable
- Potato Chips — compostable with care
- Potato Peels — compostable
- Potato Plants — compostable with care
- Potatoes — compostable with care
- Potpourri — compostable with care
- Potting Soil — compostable
- Printer Paper — compostable
- Produce Stickers — not compostable
- Pumpkin Vines — compostable
- Pumpkins — compostable
Q
R
- Rabbit Manure — compostable
- Raspberry Canes — compostable with care
- Receipts — not compostable
- Rhubarb Leaves — compostable
- Ribbon — not compostable
- Rice — compostable with care
- Root Balls — compostable with care
- Rose Petals — compostable
- Rose Prunings — compostable with care
- Rotten Fruit — compostable
- Rotten Wood — compostable
- Rubber — not compostable
- Rubber Bands — not compostable
- Rubber Gloves — not compostable
S
- Salad Dressing — compostable with care
- Salt — not compostable
- Sanitary Pads — not compostable
- Sawdust — compostable with care
- Seed Paper — compostable
- Shampoo Bars — compostable with care
- Shoe Boxes — compostable
- Shoes — not compostable
- Shredded Paper — compostable
- Shrimp Shells — compostable with care
- Silk — compostable
- Sisal — compostable
- Snake Shed Skin — compostable
- Sod — compostable with care
- Sourdough Starter — compostable
- Spinach — compostable
- Squash — compostable
- Stained Wood — not compostable
- Sticky Notes — compostable
- Straw — compostable
- Strawberry Tops — compostable
- Styrofoam — not compostable
- Succulents — compostable with care
- Sugar — compostable with care
- Sunflower Seed Shells — compostable with care
- Sunflower Stalks — compostable
- Sunscreen — not compostable
- Swedish Dishcloths — compostable
- Sweet Gum Balls — compostable with care
- Sweet Potatoes — compostable
- Swiffer Pads — not compostable
- Synthetic Corks — not compostable
T
- Tampons — not compostable
- Tape — not compostable
- Tea Bags — compostable with care
- Thistle — compostable with care
- Tin Cans — not compostable
- Tires — not compostable
- Tissue Paper — compostable with care
- Tissues — compostable
- Toilet Paper — compostable with care
- Toilet Paper Rolls — compostable
- Tomato Plants — compostable with care
- Tomatoes — compostable
- Toothpaste Tubes — not compostable
- Toothpicks — compostable
- Tortillas — compostable
- Treated Pallets — not compostable
- Treated Wood — not compostable
- Tree Branches — compostable with care
- Twigs — compostable
- Twist Ties — not compostable
U
V
W
- Walnut Shells — compostable with care
- Watermelon Rinds — compostable
- Wax Paper — compostable with care
- Waxed Cardboard — compostable with care
- Weeds — compostable with care
- Weeds with Seeds — compostable with care
- Wet Wipes — not compostable
- Whole Eggs — compostable with care
- Wicker Baskets — compostable with care
- Window Envelopes — compostable with care
- Wine — compostable with care
- Wine Corks — compostable with care
- Wood Ash — compostable with care
- Wood Chips — compostable
- Wood Pellets — compostable
- Wood Shavings — compostable
- Wooden Cutlery — compostable
- Wooden Cutting Boards — not compostable
- Wooden Spoons — compostable with care
- Wool — compostable
- Wool Socks — compostable with care
- Wool Sweaters — compostable with care
- Worm Castings — compostable
- Wrapping Paper — compostable with care