What You Can Compost You may compost yard waste, straw, fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, or egg shells generated from the site on which the compost is located. You may add commercially available ingredients specifically designed to speed or enhance decomposition. What You Can' t Compost You may not compost woody yard waste, meat, bones, fat, oil, whole eggs, dairy productts, unshredded branches or logs, weeds heavily laden with seeds, plastics, synthetic fibers, human or pet wastes, diseased plants, or any other garbage or refuse. Composting Structure Materials must be contained in a bin that may be constructed of wood, wire mesh, or a combination of wood and wire, or in commercially fabricated compost bins. Only one structure is allowed per lot.
Maximum height is five feet.
Compost Management Residents are required to use standard compost practices, which include providing adequate air circulation to prevent combustion and objectionable odors to adjacent properties. A mixture of decayed organic matter. Composting An above-ground microbial process that converts yard waste to organic soil or mulch by decomposition of material through an aerobic process providing adequate oxygen and moisture. A yard extending across the full width of the property and lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of the principal building. A temporary disposal site for bagged leaves.