What Food and Greens
Can I Recycle?
Food Scrap and Yard Waste Recycling
Where you put your food scraps depends on your local program.
Check your local rules.
Make sure everything that can be recycled actually
gets recycled, instead of ending up in the landfill.
Yep, it’s recyclable
in your green or food waste bin
The following items are recyclable
in most food/yard waste curbside recycling programs.
Vegetables
Vegetable peels, stalks,
and stems.
Fruit
Fruit peels, stalks, and stems.
Prepared Foods
Prepared food without any meat or dairy.
Flowers
Cut flowers.
Grass
Grass clippings.
Trimmings
Bush and tree trimmings.
Wood
Untreated wood.
Check your local rules for wood types.
Check your local recycling info
Find out which bin these items go in for your local program’s green or food waste bin.
Meat
Meat and bones.
Pizza Box
Greasy pizza box.
Food Containers
Compostable food containers.
Plastic Bags
Compostable plastic bags.
Nope, not recyclable
in your green or food waste bin
These items are not recyclable in your green or food waste curbside bin. Check your local recycling provider for more information
about which bin to put these items into.
Metal
Metal scraps, old hardware, and
other metals check local listings.
Plastic
Usually goes in your blue recycling bin.
Never goes in the green bin.
Glass
Usually goes in your blue recycling bin.
Never goes in the green bin.
Household Hazardous Waste
Never in the greens bin, but check local listings for household hazardous waste. Used paint has drop-off sites near most people.
