Things You never knew you could compost!

From the Kitchen

1. Coffee grounds and filters 2. Tea bags 3. Used paper napkins 4. Pizza boxes, ripped into smaller pieces

5. Paper bags, either ripped or balled up 6. The crumbs you sweep off of the counters and floors 7. Plain cooked pasta

8. Plain cooked rice 9. Stale bread 10. Paper towel rolls 11. Stale saltine crackers 12. Stale cereal 

13. Used paper plates (as long as they don’t have a waxy coating) 14. Cellophane bags (be sure it's really Cellophane and not just clear plastic—there's a difference.)

15. Nut shells (except for walnut shells, which can be toxic to plants) 16. Old herbs and spices

17. Stale pretzels 18. Pizza crusts 19. Cereal boxes (tear them into smaller pieces first) 20. Wine corks

21. Moldy cheese 22. Melted ice cream 23. Old jelly, jam, or preserves 24. Stale beer and wine

25. Paper egg cartons 26. Toothpicks 27. Bamboo skewers 28. Paper cupcake or muffin cups

From the Bathroom

29. Used facial tissues

30. Hair from your hairbrush 31. Toilet paper rolls 32. Old loofahs 33. Nail clippings 34. Urine < Weird!35. 100% Cotton cotton balls 36. Cotton swabs made from 100% cotton and cardboard (not plastic) sticks 37. glue paste 38. Rope

From the Laundry Room

39. Dryer lint

40. Old/stained cotton clothing—rip or cut it into smaller pieces

41. Old wool clothing—rip or cut it into smaller pieces

From the Office

42. Bills and other documents you’ve shredded 43. Envelopes (minus the plastic window) 44. Pencil shavings 45. Sticky notes 46. Business cards (as long as they’re not glossy) 47. Receipts

Around the House

48. Contents of your vacuum cleaner bag or canister

49. Newspapers (shredded or torn into smaller pieces) 50. Subscription cards from magazines 51. Leaves trimmed from houseplants

52. Dead houseplants and their soil 53. Flowers from floral arrangements

54. Natural potpourri 55. Used matches 56. Ashes from the fireplace, barbecue grill, or outdoor fire pit

Party and Holiday Supplies

57. Wrapping paper rolls 58. Paper table cloths

59. Crepe paper streamers 60. Latex balloons

61. Raffia 62. Excelsior 63. Jack o' Lanterns

64. Those hay bales you used as part of your outdoor fall decor 65. Natural holiday wreaths

66. Your Christmas tree. Chop it up with some pruners first (or use a wood chipper, if you have one...) 67. Evergreen garlands

Pet-Related

68. Fur from the dog or cat brush 69. Droppings and bedding from your rabbit/gerbil/hamsters, etc.

70. Newspaper/droppings from the bottom of the bird cage 71. Feathers 72. Alfalfa hay or pellets (usually fed to rabbits) 

73. Rawhide dog chews 74. Fish food 75. Dry dog or cat food