These include:

• Sawdust shavings, shredded paper, straw or hay
• Soiled bedding from vegetarian, plant-eating animals (such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice and rats)
• Reptile and bird bedding (including chicken nesting material made from organics)

Bedding and waste from a meat-eating animal potentially contains dangerous organisms that do not break down during the composting process. Place in garbage instead.

These animal by-products should go in your garbage:

• Kitty litter – Learn how to dispose of kitty litter properly.
• Cat and Dog Waste – Learn how to dispose of pet waste properly.