WHAT CAN YOU COMPOST?

OUR RULE OF THUMB IS: IF YOU CAN EAT IT OR GROW IT, YOU CAN THROW IT!

🌱What to compost:

🥦 Kitchen Scraps

  • Vegetables, fruit & citrus

  • Breads, grains & seeds

  • Coffee grounds & loose tea

  • Meat, dairy, bones & shells

  • Pet Hair

🚫 What Not to Compost:

🧴 Non-Organic Materials

  • Plastics & Styrofoam

  • Metals

  • Glass

  • Chemicals

  • Wax or parchment paper

  • Any inorganic materials

🚫 Contaminants & Extras

  • Plastic wrap, twist ties, stickers, rubber bands

  • Pet waste & diapers

  • Brush or sticks thicker than a pencil

Thanks to our partner composting facility, we can accept all food waste — even meat, bones, and weeds.

At the facility, massive compost piles heat up to over 130°F, driven by heat-loving microbes. This process breaks down everything, including tough materials like bones and weed seeds, turning it into rich compost that nourishes Maine's soil.