Aluminum Rinse, remove food scraps Aluminum foil, soda cans, pie plates. No milk cartons, drink boxes, or wax-coated boxes . Glossy paper Magazines, catalogs Remove all plastics wrappers. All sections Remove any plastic . No animal products, such as bones, cheese, or animal fat.
Eggshells are okay.
Grass and leaves Keep for your compost Raked grass clippings and leaves from trees, shrubs, flowers . Watch for and remove sow bugs, snails and slugs which may invade your garden . Remove string, twist ties, and any plastics and metals. Pallets, scraps from construction projects , hobby kits, unpainted wood toys, unfinished wood trim from home repair projects. Must be solid wood, unpainted and untreated.