Commercial Composting

What Can I Put in My Commercial Compost Bin?

Food Scraps

  • Meat, fish, non-liquid dairy
  • Fruit, including trimmings & peels
  • Vegetables including trimmings & peels
  • Coffee grounds & paper filters
  • Tea bags
  • Shells, bones
  • Beans, pasta, rice
  • Eggshells, nutshells
  • Bread, grains

Plant Trimmings

  • Plants & flowers (no pots)
  • Grass clippings
  • Leaves
  • Weeds
  • Unflocked holiday trees
  • Untreated wood scraps

Packing Materials

  • Waxed cardboard
  • Food-soiled cardboard
  • Shredded paper
  • Pallet wood scraps & crates (no whole pallets, wires or staples)

What to NOT add to your compost

Glass, metal or plastic

Plastic bags & wrap Styrofoam meat trays & containers Plastic & metal utensils Glass bottles & jars Condiment packets Creamer cups Foil candy & butter wrappers Plastic straws & swizzle sticks

Plastic-Coated Paper Products

Refrigerated & frozen-food cartons Coated paper plates & cups Plastic-coated butcher paper Plastic-lined flour, potato & sugar bags

Other Materials

Rubber bands Twist ties Staples Twine Large branches & stumps Soil & rocks Hazardous waste Styrofoam & packing peanuts

Sunshine Composting & Organics

A division of Sunshine Disposal & Recycling

2405 N. University Road
Spokane, WA 99206

509-924-5678