The BASIC of compost are simple . Most masses cognise they can compostfruitand vegetable peels , leaf , and supergrass clippings . Butwhat aboutthattea bagyou used this morning ? Or the pelt that collect in the brush when you groom your cat ?
The following tilt is meant to get you thinking about your compost possibilities . Not every item on the list is for everyone , and that ’s fine . Imagine how much wish-wash we could keep from going into the landfills if each of us just decided to compost a few more affair .
Here are 75 ideas to get you started .
From the Kitchen
1.Coffee groundsand filters
2 . Tea old bag
3 . Used paper napkin
4 . Pizza boxes , ripped into smaller pieces
5 . Paper bags , either rip or ball up
6 . The crumbs you sweep off your counters and floor
7 . Plain cooked pasta
8 . Plain cooked Elmer Leopold Rice
9 . moth-eaten wampum
10 . Stale saltine crackers
11 . newspaper towel roll
12 . Stale cereal
13 . Used paper plates ( as long as they do n’t have a waxy program )
14.Cellophanebags ( be sure it ’s really Cellophane and not just clear charge card — there ’s a difference )
15 . Nut eggshell ( except for walnut tree shell , which can be toxic to plants )
16 . Old herbaceous plant and spice
17 . Stale pretzel
18 . Pizza freshness
19 . Cereal boxwood ( tear them into smaller pieces first )
20 . Wine bobber
21 . mouldy Malva sylvestris
22 . unthaw ice cream
23 . Old jelly , jam , or preserve
24 . Stale beer and wine-colored
25 . Paperegg cartonful
26 . toothpick
27 . Bamboo skewers
28 . Paper cupcake or gem cup
From the Bathroom
29 . Used facial tissues
30 . hairsbreadth from your hairbrush
31 . lavatory newspaper coil
32 . Old Luffa cylindrica
33 . Nail cutting
34.Urine
35 . Cotton balls — just make indisputable they ’re 100 pct cotton fiber
36 . Cotton swabs — just ensure they ’re 100 percent cotton with cardboard ( not plastic ) sticks
Personal Items
It might be a good idea to bury these items in your pile . Just sayin ' .
37 . composition board tampon applicator
38 . Latexcondoms , as long as they ’re paraben- and chemical substance - free
From the Laundry Room
39 . Dryer lint
40 . Old / defile cotton clothing — rip or cut it into smaller piece
41 . Old wool clothing — rip or cut it into smaller small-arm
From the Office
42 . Bills and other documents you ’ve shred
43 . Envelopes ( minus the plastic window )
44 . Pencil shavings
45 . Sticky notes
46 . Business add-in ( as long as they ’re not showy )
47 . Receipts
Around the House
48 . content of your vacuity cleaner grip or canister shot
49 . newsprint ( shredded or torn into smaller pieces )
50 . Subscription add-in from magazines
51 . Leaves trimmed from houseplants
52 . numb houseplants and their soil
53 . Flowers from flowered organization
54 . rude potpourri
55 . Usedmatches . idle lucifer , however , contain chemical components that can harm your plant .
56 . Ashes from the fireplace , barbecue grillwork , or outdoor fire pit
Party and Holiday Supplies
57 . Wrapping paper roll
58 . newspaper table cloths
59 . Crepe paper streamers
60 . wrap newspaper publisher , as long as it’snotglossy and does n’t have a waxy , charge plate or metallic coating or hold back elements such as glitter
61 . Raffia
62 . wood shavings ( those fine curl wood shavings used for pack fragile items ) or other instinctive boxing material
63 . Jack o ' lantern
64 . Those hay bales you used as part of your outdoor fall interior decoration
65 . lifelike holiday wreaths
66 . Your Christmas tree diagram . Chop it up with some pruner first ( or use a wood chipper , if you have one … ) . Of of course , your unreal tree has no office in your compost bin .
67 . Evergreen garlands
Pet-Related
68 . Fur from the andiron or cat brush
69 . Droppings and bed from your rabbit / gerbil / hamsters , etc .
70 . Newspaper / droppings from the bottom of the bird John Milton Cage Jr.
71 . Feathers
72 . Alfalfa hay or pellet ( usually fed to rabbits )
73 . Rawhide dog chews
74 . Fish food
75 . teetotal dog or cat food
I get laid that the longer I ’ve had a compost pile , the more likely I ’ve been to take a 2nd flavour at something I was groom to throw in thetrash . " Hmm . Can I compost this ? " is a frequent question in my house . And , as you could see , it ’s surprising how often you could serve " Yes ! "
