Printable List Of Compostable Items

50 things you can compost.

Printable list of compostable items. Browns are the c rich materials in your compost. From the kitchen fruit and vegetable scraps g. Great source of nitrogen. Egg shells crushed b.

They take much longer to compost even when shredded so be aware dead animals these are better off buried deeply underground. Of the things you compost some are carbon based and some are nitrogen based. Heres a list of 163 materials and still counting you can add to your compost pile or even bury in your garden. Loose leaf tea g.

Food scraps are the most common item that one thinks of when collecting. Can make the pile too alkaline and suppress composting. Cardboard rolls cereal boxes brown paper bags. Bury within compost pile.

Dry vegetable vines vegetable stalks twigs hedge trimmings fallen leaves dried lawn trimmings straw and tree bark. A great printable list of green and brown materials that are able to be composted. Coffee grounds and filters. Spoiled soyricealmondcoconut milk g.

Tea bags make sure they are made of natural materials like hemp or cotton. Fruit and fruit peels. To have a healthy compost you need more carbon than nitrogen. Animal manure from herbivores not meat eaters like dogs or cats.

Inorganic materials such as polyester plastic acrylic rubber etc some plastics are now made from corn and say compostable on them in lieu of a recycling symbol. Bury in compost pile. Things that have carbon are tree trimmings branches dried leaves paper sawdust corn stalks egg shells wood ash. Cotton and wool rags.

A general rule of thumb with brown compost is that any plant tree or flower with a woody texture and bark like exterior is a safe choice. Used paper napkins and paper towels. Fine amounts at most. Its much more creative than that.

Printable compost lists heres a few links to printable compost lists. List of compostable materials greens for your compost bin edit. Leaves trees and bushes yes. Great source of nitrogen.

To learn how to make and use compost read my compost happens. Compost is not limited to tossing leaves and grass clippings into a pile. May contain materials bad for plants. Crushed eggshells but not eggs.

As with all brown compost ingredients. Ashes from untreated unpainted wood.