Good for Composting
- Yard waste (though grass clippings are good for your lawn if left in place)
- Vegetable ends, peelings, cores and other assorted parts. Fruit too.
- Coffee grounds and used filters, tea bags
- Nut shells
- Sawdust (from untreated wood)
- Newspaper
- Dryer lint (yes, really)
- Feathers, egg shells
- Bedding from small animals (rodents, rabbits)
- Manure from plant-eating animals (cows, horses, sheep, goats)
Bad for Composting
- Meat, fish, bones
- Cooking oils, lard
- Dairy products
- Any plants that are heavily infested with insects or disease
- Feces or other waste from carnivorous animals (cats, dogs, humans)