Organic Waste Recycling

Soil Amendments

Organic Compost

Erosion Control

Acceptable Materials

YES

Food Scraps

  • Meat, Poultry, Fish
  • Shellfish and Bones
  • Eggs and Dairy Products
  • Table Scraps and Scrapings
  • Fruit and Vegetables
  • Bread, Dough, Pasta and Grains
  • Coffee Grounds, Filters and Tea Bags

Food Soiled Paper

  • Kitchen Paper Towels
  • Paper Take-Out Containers
  • Pizza Boxes
  • Paper Plates, Cups and Napkins (No Lids, Straws or Creamer Containers)
  • Waxed Cardboard and Paper
  • Paper Dairy/Juice Cartons
  • No Spouts or Foil Liners

Farm Waste

  • Horse Stall Waste (Manure and Bedding)
  • Spoiled Feed (Hay, Grain, Silage)
  • Manure: Cow, Chicken, Goat, Sheep (No Liquid, Cat or Dog Waste)

Mixed Yard/Garden Waste

  • Grass Clippings, Yard Prunings, Garden Spoils, Small Tree Limbs, etc.

Wood Waste

  • Chipped/Ground Wood
  • Limbs, Small Trees
  • Stumps, Large Trees
  • Pallets, Construction Lumber, Drywall, etc.

NO

  • Plastic Bags*
  • Plastic Tubs and Bottles*
  • Glass Bottles*
  • Plastic Lids, Straws and Creamer Containers*
  • Plastic Spouts or Foil Liners*
  • Metal*
  • Produce Baskets and Netting
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Plastic Take-Out Containers
  • Plastic Plates, Cups and Utensils
  • Latex and Plastic Gloves
  • Styrofoam
  • Foil
  • Wire and Rubber Bands
  • Grease and Liquids
  • Restroom Tissue and Paper Towels
  • Painted and Treated Wood
  • Pet Waste
  • Liquid Animal Waste
  • Animal Carcasses
  • Garbage and Hazardous Waste
  • *These items are recyclable through other companies

    For more recycling information you may check: Thurston County Recycling