DO COMPOST
Fruits and vegetable scraps
Egg shells
Fresh and dry garden clippings (aside from diseased plants, grass, etc)
Old herbs
Coffee grounds/tea bags
Sawdust
Nutshells
Stale bread
Hair/fur/dryer lint
Fireplace ashes
Untreated straw
Shredded newspaper (black and white/non-glossy)
Plant stalks, twigs, and branches
Untreated woodchips and shavings
In short; DO COMPOST things that are not cooked, do not contain strong chemical dyes, and things that are considered "organic waste".
DONT COMPOST
Cooking oils (attracts animals and insects)
Diseased plants (may spread)
Heavily coated or printed paper (harsh chemicals)
Animal feces (health risk)
Milk products (attracts animals)
Meat products (attracts pests)
Weeds (will grow instead of decomposing)
Walnuts (contain a chemical that may inhibit some plants growth)
Coal or charcoal ashes
Highly acidic citrus fruit
Cooked foods
Used tissues or paper towels
Treated or painted wood
Bones
Stickers
Plastic materials
In short; DO NOT COMPOST things that are not considered "organic waste", anything that has been cooked or artifically treated. As well, do not throw any sort of diseased greenery into a compost pile as this will spread to whatever plant you put the compost on.
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