All organic waste, including many kinds of food-contaminated paper
and vegetable and fruit waste can be composted. Certain items, however, must not be put into the compost stream, or they will contaminate the entire system. The list below will help you to recycle your organic wastes responsibly and help Dartmouth create a high-quality, safe compost that can be used as a fertilizer throughout the community.Please notice that most materials that cannot be composted can be cleaned and RECYCLED
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paper |
tissue |
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metal |
tin cans |
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paper towels |
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soda cans |
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paper bags |
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plastic |
eating utensils |
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boxboard |
pizza boxes |
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bottles |
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chinese take-out minus metal handel |
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glass |
jars |
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food |
any leftovers |
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bottles |
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batteries |
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LINKS ABOUT COMPOSTING
RotWeb- Home Composting
Compost - An Organic Introduction.
Compost Making- The Facts
The webcreators would like to acknowledge Nate Huckel-Bauer for this information
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