What Can I Compost?
Examples of Brown and Green Materials
For best results, follow the simple rule of half brown plus half green material. The following are some examples of each type of material: Greens
- Algae
- Bone
- Meal
- Coffee grounds
- Egg shells
- Feathers
- Flowers
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- Fruit and fruit peels
- Grass clippings (fresh)
- Hair
- Seaweed
- Vegetables and peelings
- Weeds
- Manure (horse, chicken, rabbit, duck and pig, both fresh and old)
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Browns
- Buckwheat hulls
- Coffee filters
- Corn cobs
- Cotton / wool / silk scraps
- Grass clippings (Dried)
- Hay
- Straw
- Wood Ashes
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- Leaves (dead)
- Shredded newspaper
- Peat moss
- Pine needles
- Saw dust
- Wood chips
- Tea bags
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Material to Avoid
- Pet wastes - Can contain extremely harmful bacteria
- Meat, fish, fats, bones, dairy products - Can cause odors and attract unwanted critters
- Insect-infested or diseased plants
- Chemically treated wood or other materials
- Materials treated with Herbicides or Insecticides
- Weeds with mature seeds
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