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)

Recent Blogs on Composting

🌱 Composting Made Easy: What you can and cannot compost 🌍

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Composting – Include the Food

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