We accept all parts of all foods, including: fruits & veggies, dairy, meat, pits & peels, processed food, and bones. Essentially, if it’s a plant-based or animal-based material, it can go in, except for pet waste and human waste.
Our most common residential contaminants that we ask you to specifically watch out for are:
- the stickers, rubber bands and twist ties that are often attached to fresh produce
- paper items lined with plastic (such as coffee cups, meal kit containers, and to-go boxes)
- nylon tea bags or tea bags containing staples
- plastics labelled “biodegradable”, which cannot be recycled or composted and can only be landfilled
Paper products: Recycle, compost or trash?
Clean and recyclable paper products are better off in your recycling. Food-soiled paper products, should go in your compost bucket. Try to avoid using paper products lined with plastics or wax, as they can only be placed in the trash.
Certified Compostable Plastics
After a series of successful field trials in the summer of 2026, we are now accepting BPI Certified compostable plastics!
Biodegradable Plastics
We will NEVER accept “biodegradable” plastics, as these are typically majority petroplastics with plant-based additives. They will break down faster in the landfill than a pure petroplastic, but they are neither compostable nor recyclable.