This is a sample list of some of the different types of materials that can be placed in your green cart for composting collection.  If you are not sure whether a certain item can be composted in the green cart, please contact us and we’ll be happy to verify for you.  Call us at 3-1-1 or e-mail DenverRecycles@denvergov.org.

 

 

Yard debris:  Grass clippings, leaves, plant trimmings, branches (no larger than 4 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter), flowers, houseplants, weeds and garden trimmings.

 

 

Soiled Paper:  Used paper plates, paper cups, tea bags, coffee filters, paper milk and juice cartons (no foil lined cartons), facial tissue, greasy pizza boxes (non-greasy pizza boxes should go in your recycle cart), microwave popcorn bags, paper ice cream cartons, paper towels, paper napkins, wax paper, waxed cardboard, tissue paper and paper take-out cartons.

 

 

Food:  Baked goods, bones, bread, butter and margarine, cake, candy, cereal, cheese, coffee grounds, cookies, corn cobs and husks, dairy products, eggs and eggshells, fish and fish parts, flour, fruits, grains, gravy and sauces, herbs and spices, jams and jellies, mayonnaise, meat and meat products, nuts and nut shells, oatmeal, pasta, peanut butter, pizza, popcorn, poultry, pumpkins, rice, salads, shellfish, sugar, syrup, tea bags, vegetables, watermelon, yogurt and other processed food like left over pizza or burritos, and more.

 

 

Other Miscellaneous items:  Cotton balls, dryer lint, feathers, hair (pet and human), wooden chopsticks, wooden popsicle sticks and wooden toothpicks.