COMPOST CART
What goes in there?
Sort Guide > Compost (Yard & Food Scraps) Cart
Visit our Curbside Composting page or Commercial Food Composting page for more detailed information on our composting programs.
Special Instructions:
- Items outside the cart will not be picked up.
- Only company-owned containers will be serviced.
- You may stop by our Napa office to pick up one box of compostable bags for extra yard trimmings.
- Please call ahead for an extra pickup on your regular service day (up to two times per year).
- Need signage? Here’s a printable Compost PDF you can print out.
All Food
- Fruits & vegetables, including pits & shells
- Seafood, including shellfish
- Meat & bones
- Solid fats & grease (no liquids)
- Rice, beans, grains & pasta
- Bread
- Dairy products / cheese (no liquids)
- Eggs and eggshells
- Coffee grounds & loose tea
- All prepared, cooked & spoiled foods
- Pet food
Soiled Paper
- Napkins, paper towels, & tissues
- Certified compostable paper cups & paper plates
- Coffee filters
- Tea bags
- Wax paper, butcher paper & waxed cardboard
- Paper takeout boxes & containers
- Paper egg cartons
- Greasy pizza boxes & paper bags
Yard Trimmings
- Leaves & grass
- Branches, stems & other plant debris
- Flowers & floral trimmings
- Holiday greenery
- Sawdust, wooden chopsticks, toothpicks, wooden crates & other clean wood items under 36″
- Natural cork
- Cotton balls & cotton swabs with paper stems
- Hair, fur & feathers (non-synthetic)
- Manure & animal bedding (NO cat or dog waste or kitty litter)
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