FAQs

Q:  Do I need to put my compostable food scraps in a bag?

A:  No.  Just depost them in the bin.  If you'd prefer, you can place them in a paper bag or in a BPI compostable certified bag.  But, do not put them in a plastic bag (such as what you'd get at a grocery store). 

Q: I can really put in meat, bones, and seafood? 

A. Absolutely.  However, you need to remove any plastic wrap, stickers etc.,, as those items are not food scraps and are not compostable. 

Q:  What about pizza boxes? 

A.  No.  We are NOT accepting pizza boxes, paper products, or plastic cutlery, 

Q. What type of contain do you suggest to collect my food scraps? 

There are many possible answers to your question about a container to collect food scraps! We recommend you use one of these (or your solution), bring your food scraps in the contain of choice, dump them in the bin, take the container home, and reuse again. Here are ideas:
 

1) A plastic lidded container that contained a snack you purchased--long pretzels, for example. Once you start looking at the containers in the snack aisle of the grocery store, you'll see many appropriate ones.

2) Smaller containers to put dairy and meat scraps in the freezer, to wait for drop off day. I use cheese spread containers or peanut cans for this. Then set them out on the morning of drop-off, and combine them in a bigger container.
 

3) At our launch program, Jeff Green who subscribes to Collective Resource curbside compost service showed his 5-gallon lidded bin that CR switches out either weekly or bi-weekly. Jeff said this bin works well. He keeps in in the cabinet under his kitchen sink. He said he was surprised that there was no odor from it. I wonder if coffee grounds help keep the bin fresh.
 

4) Food scrap bins are sold online or from Collective Resource.