DO compost:

• printer, parchment, and tissue paper

• paper bags

• napkins, tissues

• paper towels, toilet paper, and their rolls

• cardboard (make sure there is no tape!)

• certified compostable paper plates, bowls, and silverware

• paper egg cartons, pizza boxes

  • FUN-GI FACT: Grease on cardboard pizza boxes renders them unrecyclable. But composting saves the day!

DO NOT compost:

• paper towels used with inorganic chemicals (i.e. harsh cleaning products)

• magazines and any paper with that shiny / waxy composition

  • THE GENERAL RULE: If it doesn’t feel like regular printer paper, do not compost it!

DO compost:

• clothing and linens made from 100% natural fibers, such as:

  • cotton, linen, wool, silk, cashmere, bamboo, hemp

  • Tencel

DO NOT compost:

• clothing / fabrics with any percentage of synthetic materials, such as:

  • polyester, nylon, rayon, acrylic, lyrca

  • elastane, spandex

  • microfiber, polar fleece

DO compost:

• wooden popsicle sticks, toothpicks, chopsticks

• pencil shavings

• unpainted wood products

• ash from wood

DO NOT compost:

• wood products with paint or inorganic chemicals on them

—See our plants section for more.

DO NOT compost:

• glass

• plastics, saran wrap

• metals, aluminum foil

• products simply labeled “biodegradable” that do not meet the qualifications listed within our other sections