What Can I Put in My Commercial Compost Bin?
Food Scraps
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- 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
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- Plants & flowers (no pots)
- Grass clippings
- Leaves
- Weeds
- Unflocked holiday trees
- Untreated wood scraps
Packing Materials
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- 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 sticksPlastic-Coated Paper Products
Refrigerated & frozen-food cartons Coated paper plates & cups Plastic-coated butcher paper Plastic-lined flour, potato & sugar bagsOther Materials
Rubber bands Twist ties Staples Twine Large branches & stumps Soil & rocks Hazardous waste Styrofoam & packing peanuts![](https://sunshinedisposal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SunshineCO.png)
Sunshine Composting & Organics
A division of Sunshine Disposal & Recycling
2405 N. University Road
Spokane, WA 99206
509-924-5678