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Item

Compostable?

100% cotton balls

YES 🎉

100% cotton swabs

NO ✋🏼

acorn

YES 🎉

acorns

YES 🎉

agave

YES 🎉

alcohol

Umm...😕

alcoholic drinks

Umm...😕

alfalfa sprouts

YES 🎉

almond shell

YES 🎉

animal bedding

Umm...😕

animal hair

YES 🎉

apple

YES 🎉

apple cores

YES 🎉

apple skin

YES 🎉

apricot pit

Umm...😕

artichoke

YES 🎉

arugula

YES 🎉

ash

Umm...😕

ash from natural lump charcoal

Umm...😕

ash from wood

Umm...😕

asparagus

YES 🎉

aubergine

YES 🎉

avocado

YES 🎉

avocado pits

YES 🎉

avocado skin

YES 🎉

azuki beans

YES 🎉

bacon

NO ✋🏼

bacon grease

NO ✋🏼

bag

NO ✋🏼

baking soda

NO ✋🏼

balloon

NO ✋🏼

banana

YES 🎉

banana leaves

YES 🎉

banana peel

YES 🎉

banana peels

YES 🎉

barbecue sauce

NO ✋🏼

basil

YES 🎉

batteries

NO ✋🏼

bean sprouts

YES 🎉

beef

NO ✋🏼

beer

Umm...😕

beet root

YES 🎉

beets

YES 🎉

biodegradable decorations

NO ✋🏼

biodegradable plastic bags

NO ✋🏼

bitter gourd

YES 🎉

black beans

YES 🎉

black walnut tree leaves

NO ✋🏼

black walnut tree twigs

NO ✋🏼

black-eyed peas

YES 🎉

blood

Umm...😕

body wash

NO ✋🏼

bones

Umm...😕

branches

YES 🎉

bread

YES 🎉

bread crumbs

YES 🎉

breads

YES 🎉

broad beans

Umm...😕

broccoli

YES 🎉

burlap

YES 🎉

butter

NO ✋🏼

cabbage

YES 🎉

cactus

NO ✋🏼

cadaver

NO ✋🏼

cake

Umm...😕

candle wax

NO ✋🏼

candy

Umm...😕

candy wrapper

NO ✋🏼

canned fruits

Umm...😕

canned vegetables

YES 🎉

cantaloupe

YES 🎉

cardboard

YES 🎉

cardboard box

YES 🎉

cardboard egg carton

YES 🎉

cardboard toilet paper tubes

YES 🎉

cardboard tubes

YES 🎉

carrot peel

YES 🎉

carrots

YES 🎉

cat feces

NO ✋🏼

cat food

Umm...😕

cat manure

NO ✋🏼

cauliflower

YES 🎉

cauliflower scraps

YES 🎉

cedar chips

YES 🎉

celery

YES 🎉

ceramic

NO ✋🏼

charcoal ash

NO ✋🏼

cheese

NO ✋🏼

cheesecloth

Umm...😕

cherry

YES 🎉

cherry pits

YES 🎉

chewing gum

NO ✋🏼

chia seeds

Umm...😕

chicken

Umm...😕

chicken bones

Umm...😕

chicken manure

Umm...😕

chicken wings

Umm...😕

chickpeas

YES 🎉

chips

YES 🎉

chocolate

Umm...😕

chopsticks

Umm...😕

cigarette-butt

NO ✋🏼

cilantro

YES 🎉

citrus peels

Umm...😕

clam shells

Umm...😕

clothes

Umm...😕

coal

NO ✋🏼

coconut

YES 🎉

coconut husk

YES 🎉

coconut milk

YES 🎉

coconut shell

YES 🎉

coffee

YES 🎉

coffee cups

NO ✋🏼

coffee filters

YES 🎉

coffee grounds

YES 🎉

coke

YES 🎉

compostable packaging

Umm...😕

compostable plastic bags

NO ✋🏼

compostable utensils

NO ✋🏼

condiments

NO ✋🏼

conditioner

NO ✋🏼

cooked beans

YES 🎉

cooked oats

YES 🎉

cooked pasta

Umm...😕

cooked rice

YES 🎉

cooked vegetables

YES 🎉

cookies

Umm...😕

cooking oil

NO ✋🏼

corn cobs

YES 🎉

corn husk

YES 🎉

cosmetics

NO ✋🏼

cotton fiber

YES 🎉

cottong string

YES 🎉

courgette

YES 🎉

courgettes

YES 🎉

crab shells

YES 🎉

crackers

NO ✋🏼

croutons

YES 🎉

cucumber

YES 🎉

cupcakes

NO ✋🏼

dairy products

NO ✋🏼

dead bird

NO ✋🏼

dehydrated fruits

YES 🎉

dehydrated vegetables

YES 🎉

diapers

Umm...😕

dips

Umm...😕

dirt

YES 🎉

diseased plants

NO ✋🏼

dog feces

Umm...😕

dog food

Umm...😕

dog fur

NO ✋🏼

dog manure

NO ✋🏼

donuts

NO ✋🏼

dove carcass

NO ✋🏼

dragon fruit

YES 🎉

drink mixes

NO ✋🏼

dry beans

YES 🎉

dry cereal

YES 🎉

dryer lint

NO ✋🏼

duckweed

YES 🎉

egg

Umm...😕

egg shells

YES 🎉

eggplant

YES 🎉

eggshells

YES 🎉

envelope

Umm...😕

fabric

Umm...😕

falafel

NO ✋🏼

fallen leaves

YES 🎉

fallen seeds (from trees)

YES 🎉

fats

Umm...😕

feathers

YES 🎉

fingernail clippings

NO ✋🏼

fireplace ashes

NO ✋🏼

fish

Umm...😕

fish bones

Umm...😕

fish scraps

Umm...😕

fish skin

Umm...😕

flax

YES 🎉

flour

NO ✋🏼

flowers

Umm...😕

food waste

Umm...😕

frozen fruits

YES 🎉

frozen vegetables

YES 🎉

fruit pits

YES 🎉

fruit scraps

YES 🎉

fruit sticker

NO ✋🏼

fruit stones

Umm...😕

fruits

YES 🎉

fur

NO ✋🏼

garland

YES 🎉

garlic

Umm...😕

garlic skin

YES 🎉

gasoline

NO ✋🏼

ginger

YES 🎉

glass

NO ✋🏼

glue

Umm...😕

goat manure

Umm...😕

granola bars

YES 🎉

grape

YES 🎉

grape branches

YES 🎉

grass clippings

YES 🎉

grease

NO ✋🏼

green beans

YES 🎉

guava

YES 🎉

gumball

NO ✋🏼

habanero

Umm...😕

hair

YES 🎉

hay

YES 🎉

hemp

Umm...😕

herb stems

YES 🎉

honey

YES 🎉

hops

NO ✋🏼

horse manure

YES 🎉

hot dog

NO ✋🏼

hot sauce

NO ✋🏼

houseplants

YES 🎉

human feces

NO ✋🏼

human manure

NO ✋🏼

hygiene products

NO ✋🏼

iceberg lettuce

YES 🎉

icecream

Umm...😕

insect-ridden plants

NO ✋🏼

ivy

NO ✋🏼

jalapeno

Umm...😕

jams

YES 🎉

japanese knotweed

NO ✋🏼

jeans

Umm...😕

jellies

YES 🎉

juice

Umm...😕

ketchup

NO ✋🏼

kibble

YES 🎉

kidney beans

YES 🎉

kiwi

Umm...😕

kombucha

YES 🎉

lard

NO ✋🏼

leather

Umm...😕

leaves

YES 🎉

legumes

YES 🎉

lemon peel

Umm...😕

lemons

Umm...😕

lentils

YES 🎉

lettuce

YES 🎉

lima beans

YES 🎉

lime

YES 🎉

line

NO ✋🏼

linen

Umm...😕

lotion

NO ✋🏼

lubricants

NO ✋🏼

lumber

Umm...😕

macaroni

YES 🎉

magazines

NO ✋🏼

mange tout

YES 🎉

mango

YES 🎉

manure from a meat eater animal

NO ✋🏼

marrow

YES 🎉

mayonnaise

NO ✋🏼

meat

NO ✋🏼

medical alcohol

YES 🎉

melon rind

YES 🎉

melons

YES 🎉

metal

NO ✋🏼

milk

Umm...😕

milk curds

Umm...😕

moldy cheese

Umm...😕

motor oil

NO ✋🏼

muesli

YES 🎉

muffins

YES 🎉

mung beans

YES 🎉

mushroom

YES 🎉

mustard

NO ✋🏼

napkin

Umm...😕

napkins

YES 🎉

natural lump carchoal ash

Umm...😕

navy beans

YES 🎉

noodles

YES 🎉

nut butter

YES 🎉

nut shells

NO ✋🏼

nuts

YES 🎉

oils

Umm...😕

old potting soil

YES 🎉

old wires

NO ✋🏼

olive stone

Umm...😕

olives

YES 🎉

onion

Umm...😕

onion skin

Umm...😕

orange

Umm...😕

orange peels

Umm...😕

oyster shells

Umm...😕

packing paper

Umm...😕

paper

Umm...😕

paper bag

Umm...😕

paper egg cartons

YES 🎉

paper grocery bags

YES 🎉

paper plates

YES 🎉

paper straw

YES 🎉

paper tea bags

Umm...😕

paper towel

Umm...😕

paper towels

Umm...😕

parchment paper

Umm...😕

pastries

YES 🎉

peach

Umm...😕

peach pits

YES 🎉

peanut butter

Umm...😕

peanut shells

YES 🎉

peanuts

YES 🎉

pear

YES 🎉

peas

YES 🎉

pencil shavings

YES 🎉

pepper

YES 🎉

pepper plant

Umm...😕

pesto

YES 🎉

pet faeces

Umm...😕

pet food

Umm...😕

pet hair

Umm...😕

pet wastes

NO ✋🏼

petroleum based plastic

NO ✋🏼

pickled food

Umm...😕

pine cones

YES 🎉

pine needles

YES 🎉

pineapple

YES 🎉

pineapple skin

YES 🎉

pinto beans

YES 🎉

pistachio shells

YES 🎉

pizza (not pizza boxes)

Umm...😕

pizza box

Umm...😕

PLA compostable plastics

Umm...😕

planks

Umm...😕

plantains

YES 🎉

plastic packaging

NO ✋🏼

plastic-free cling film

Umm...😕

plum

Umm...😕

polystyrene

NO ✋🏼

poop

NO ✋🏼

popcorn

YES 🎉

popsicle sticks

Umm...😕

pork

NO ✋🏼

porridge

YES 🎉

potato

YES 🎉

potato peels

YES 🎉

potatoes

YES 🎉

poultry

NO ✋🏼

powder milk

Umm...😕

produce rubber bands

NO ✋🏼

produce sticker

NO ✋🏼

protein powder

YES 🎉

prunings (from the garden)

YES 🎉

pumpkin

YES 🎉

pumpkin seeds

YES 🎉

qtips

Umm...😕

rabbit manure

YES 🎉

radishes

YES 🎉

real christmas tree

YES 🎉

receipts

NO ✋🏼

red lentil

YES 🎉

relish

NO ✋🏼

rhododendron leaves

YES 🎉

rice paper

YES 🎉

runner beans

YES 🎉

salad dressings

NO ✋🏼

salad leaves

YES 🎉

sauces

NO ✋🏼

sausages

NO ✋🏼

sawdust

YES 🎉

seaweed

YES 🎉

seeds

YES 🎉

shampoo

NO ✋🏼

shedded skin of snake

NO ✋🏼

shededd skin of reptile

Umm...😕

shit

NO ✋🏼

shredded cardboard

YES 🎉

shredded newspaper

YES 🎉

shredded paper

Umm...😕

shrimp shells

Umm...😕

skewers

Umm...😕

smoothie

NO ✋🏼

snack bars

Umm...😕

soda

NO ✋🏼

soiled cat litter

Umm...😕

sour cream

Umm...😕

sourdough

YES 🎉

sourdough starter

YES 🎉

soy beans

YES 🎉

spent grain

YES 🎉

spinach

YES 🎉

split peas

YES 🎉

spoiled milk

NO ✋🏼

squash

YES 🎉

sriracha sauce

NO ✋🏼

stale herbs

YES 🎉

stale spices

YES 🎉

steak

NO ✋🏼

steak sauce

NO ✋🏼

straw

YES 🎉

strawberry

YES 🎉

sugar

YES 🎉

summer squash

YES 🎉

sunchoke

NO ✋🏼

sunflower seeds

Umm...😕

sweet potato

YES 🎉

tape

NO ✋🏼

tapioca

YES 🎉

tea leaves

YES 🎉

teabag

Umm...😕

tempeh

YES 🎉

tissues

YES 🎉

toast

YES 🎉

toenail clippings

Umm...😕

tofu

YES 🎉

tomato

YES 🎉

toothpicks

Umm...😕

tortillas

YES 🎉

tuna

Umm...😕

twine

YES 🎉

uncooked oats

YES 🎉

uncooked pasta

YES 🎉

uncooked rice

YES 🎉

uncooked soy beans

Umm...😕

unpopped popcorn kernels

YES 🎉

urine

Umm...😕

used matches

NO ✋🏼

vacuum cleaner dust

Umm...😕

vegetable sticker

NO ✋🏼

vegetables

YES 🎉

vegetables that have gone bad

YES 🎉

vermiculite

Umm...😕

vinaigrette

NO ✋🏼

walnut

NO ✋🏼

walnut leaves

YES 🎉

watermelon

YES 🎉

watermelon rind

YES 🎉

wax paper

NO ✋🏼

weed stems

YES 🎉

weeds

Umm...😕

whole eggs

Umm...😕

wicker basket

Umm...😕

wigs

NO ✋🏼

wild mushrooms

YES 🎉

wine cork

Umm...😕

wood ash

Umm...😕

wood chips

YES 🎉

wooden toothpicks

YES 🎉

wool

YES 🎉

worms

YES 🎉

wreath

YES 🎉

yam

YES 🎉

yard trimming

Umm...😕

yard trimming treated with cemical pesticides

NO ✋🏼

yarn

YES 🎉

yeast

YES 🎉

yogurt

Umm...😕

green algae

YES 🎉

blackberry

YES 🎉

tomato puree

YES 🎉

passion fruit

YES 🎉

rotten bananas

YES 🎉

ice cream

Umm...😕

mail

NO ✋🏼

rust

NO ✋🏼

tamarind

YES 🎉

wood scraps

Umm...😕

unused-instant-coffee

YES 🎉