What Can Be Composted

Fruit and Vegetable Scraps:

Fruit & vegetable peels and scraps will add nutrients to the compost

Tea & Coffee:
Loose tea and coffee grounds.

Meal Leftovers:
Small quantities of prepared foods like grains, egg shells, fish scraps, meat scraps, sauces, & dairy products (cheese, yogurt, etc) 

Herbaceous Houseplants:
Herbaceous plants (as opposed to woody varieties) have soft stems, leaves & flowers (under 2 in.)

Starches:
Bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, cereals, oats and other grains

Fibrous Waste:

Chopped up corn husks & nut shells.

Sticky Foods:

Honey, maple syrup, jams, nut butters, etc. (in very small amounts).

Materials:

Unbleached: Food-soiled paper napkins, tea bags, coffee filters

Recycle Instead:

 Bleached paper, envelopes, paper boxes, metal, plastics, glass

Meats & Dairy:

Large amounts of chicken, beef, pork, & lamb, excessive cheeses & yogurts.

Fats & Oils:

Solid fats (butter, margarine, lard), cooking oils.

Hard Waste:

Woody plant matter (sticks & branches), salt, hard bones (chicken, beef, pork, lamb, etc), Woody plant matter (sticks & branches), salt, hard bones (chicken, beef, pork, lamb, etc), fruit pits, pineapple heads, walnut shells (toxic to plants)

Synthetic Waste:

Soaps, shampoo & conditioner, packaging, diapers, baby wipes, feminine hygiene products, pet feces, cigarettes, styrofoam, synthetic chemicals (including cleaners, disinfectants, etc)