Got Spoiled Food?

February 08, 2024

Got spoiled food? 🥖🍎🍤

Don't throw it away in your garbage roll cart! Instead, dispose of your food waste in your Mixed Compost roll cart.

We haul all of the mixed compost to Pacific Region Compost facility in Corvallis that processes it all into nutrient rich compost in just 70-days. As a reminder, "If it grows, it goes!"

Here is the list of what IS acceptable in your mixed compost:

  • Fruits & vegetables
  • Meat & seafood
  • Poultry
  • Bones
  • Grains, beans, pasta & bread
  • Eggshells & dairy products
  • Tea bags, coffee grounds/filters
  • Sawdust
  • Floral trimmings & grass clippings
  • Brush, weeds & leaves
  • Tree branches & twigs
  • Roots & garden debris

The items below are NOT accepted:

  • Any compostable foodware
  • Plastic bags/wrap/straw
  • Styrofoam
  • Bottles & cans
  • Aluminum foil
  • Liquids
  • To-go food boxes
  • Hazardous waste, diapers, & animal waste