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Green Can / Yard Trimmings What Goes In and What Stays Out

What Goes In and What Stays Out

What goes in:

All food scraps (fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, bones and plate scrapings), food-soiled paper (paper towels, napkins and pizza boxes) and yard trimmings (grass clippings, leaves, small trimmings, plants and flowers)

North Shore Recycling Program Green Can Acceptable Materials

What stays out:

Plastic, including biodegradable or compostable plastic, and pet waste.

North Shore Recycling Program Green Can Unacceptable Materials

Full List:

What goes in:

What stays out:
  • Bread, toast, cereal, baked goods & pizza
  • Cake, cookies, pie, muffins & candies
  • Coffee grounds & filters, teabags (no silk bags)
  • Dairy products, cheese & yogurt (no containers)
  • Eggs & egg shells
  • Fruit, vegetables, salads, corn cobs, corn husks & pumpkins
  • Meat, fish & shellfish (including bones)
  • Nuts & nutshells
  • Pasta, couscous, potatoes, rice, oatmeal, flour & grains
  • Sauces, mayonnaise, salad dressing, syrups, peanut butter, jams & jellies (no containers)
  • Small quantities of fats & oils (soak into used paper towels or newspaper)
  • Lard, gravy, butter & margarine
  • Soiled paper towels, paper napkins, facial tissues, paper towel rolls & toilet paper rolls
  • Soiled paper food packaging (not wax-lined), cardboard egg cartons, paper plates
  • Houseplants without soil
  • Popsicle sticks, small wooden utensils, toothpicks, wood chips, sawdust from untreated wood & cold wood ashes (in paper bags)
  • Leaves and grass clippings
  • Weeds, plants, flowers
  • Small branches and prunings
  • Plastic bags & wrap, Styrofoam
  • Biodegradable or compostable plastic bags
  • Plastic containers and plastic cutlery, even those marked biodegradable or compostable
  • Bread tags and twist ties
  • Foil wrap, containers and pie plates
  • Metal cans or glass jars
  • Cereal and cracker box liners
  • Chip and cookie bags
  • Pet food bags and other lined bags
  • Make-up remover pads, cotton swabs and balls
  • Butter wrappers (foil)
  • Dental floss, rubber bands
  • Soiled diapers, baby wipes
  • Cigarettes and butts
  • Vacuum contents and bags
  • Pet feces or litter
  • Coffee Cups and lids

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