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