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Compostable items
include:
Most Food:
Fruits, Vegetables,
Rice, Beans, Pasta, Bread, Cereal, Cheese, Eggshells, Dairy
Products
Also: some meat,
poultry, seafood, but no bones please
Wood scraps and
Food-soiled paper:
Waxed cardboard,
napkins, paper towels, paper plates and cups, paper milk cartons,
tea
bags, coffee grounds
and filters, small wooden crates, sawdust, wood scraps,
fiberboard, egg
cartons. (Cardboard
itself needs to be baled; wet paper, though, can be composted.)
Plants:
Floral trimmings, tree
trimmings, leaves, grass, brush, weeds.
Greenware:
Any bio-based plastic
alternative that
has been certified “COMPOSTABLE”.
(Beware: some
greenware is “Biodegradable” but NOT
compostable!)
US:
Biodegradable Products Institute can help you determine what
plastics are certified compostable.
NOT
COMPOSTABLE:
Any
hydrocarbon plastic (#1 - #6), Styrofoam, plastic straws, plastic
wrap or bags or gloves; aluminum
foil; glass; any metal: cans, bottle tops; any paper lined with
plastic including ‘drink
boxes’ or aseptic packaging; liquids; any chemical, or hazardous
waste, or container that once held chemicals. |
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Some recommendations:
Finger Foods: Vegetables,
Fruits, Nuts, Pizza, Sandwiches, Cookies, Un-wrapped candies.
 
Beverages served in a re-usable
and handsome bottle or mug that will be treasured forever would be
best. Next best are beverages served in recyclable or
compostable containers. |
