How to Recycle Food Waste

Peels, cores, rinds, and leftover pieces from fresh produce. The most compostable food waste category, perfect for home composting, municipal collection, and vermicomposting systems.

Used coffee grounds, filters, and tea bags—nitrogen-rich composting materials that enhance soil structure, attract earthworms, and provide slow-release nutrients for acid-loving plants like blueberries, azaleas, and roses.

Mixed food waste from meals including cooked food, pasta, rice, bread, and other prepared foods suitable for commercial composting.

Calcium-rich eggshells that add valuable minerals to compost and can benefit garden soil when properly processed.

Stale bread, pastries, and baked goods that can be composted or repurposed to minimize food waste.

Paper products contaminated with food including pizza boxes, paper towels, napkins, and food-stained cardboard suitable for composting.