The best option is to compost food scraps at home if you are able to. If not, please place them in the organic waste container. Food scraps and other organic waste will be composted.

These items are so thin, there is not enough paper pulp to be recycled. Try cloth napkins and towels instead, or post-consumer recycled products. Napkins, paper towels, and other soiled paper in your organic waste container will be composted.

Paper that is wet and/or soiled is not recyclable, so put it in your organic waste container. Wet/soiled paper and other organic waste will be composted.

Tissue paper is so thin, there is not enough paper pulp to be recycled. Try to reuse tissue paper before throwing it away. Soiled paper and other organic waste will be turned into compost.

Try making the switch to reusable coffee filters instead. Paper coffee filters (and coffee grounds) will be turned into compost.

Please do not bag grass cuttings or other yard waste. Cover food scraps with yard waste once inside the green container.

All content must fit within your yard waste container with the lids closed. Cover food scraps with yard waste once inside the green container.

Tree bark must be free of any dirt. All content must fit within your organic waste container with the lids closed. Cover food scraps with yard waste once inside the green container.

Please do not bag flowers or other yard waste. Cover food scraps with yard waste once inside the green container.

Please do not bag plants or other yard waste. *Fibrous plants are NOT allowed in the organic waste (palms, succulents, agave, bamboo pampas grass, etc.)* Cover food scraps with yard waste once inside the green container.

Please do not bag plants or other yard waste. *Plastic corks are NOT allowed in organic waste.*