COMPOST BATHROOM Used Facial Tissues Hair from your Hairbrush Toilet Paper Rolls Old Loofahs Nail Clippings Urine 100% Cotton Balls Cotton Swabs (made from 100% Cotton and Cardboard, not plastic) Sticks PARTY & HOLIDAY SUPPLIES Wrapping Paper Rolls Paper Table Cloths Crepe Paper Streamers Latex Balloons Raffia Jack o’Lanterns Hay Bales used for Fall Decoration Natural Holiday Wreaths Christmas Tree (chop it up with pruners or use a wood chipper) AROUND THE HOUSE Contents of your Vacuum Cleaner Bag Newspapers (shredded or torn into smaller pieces) Leaves Trimmed from Houseplants Dead Houseplants & their Soil Flowers from Floral Arrangements Natural Potpourri Used Matches Ashes from the Fireplace, Barbecue Grill, or Outdoor Fire Pit LAUNDRY ROOM Dryer Lint Old/Stained Cotton Clothing, (rip or cut into smaller pieces) Old Wool Clothing, (rip or cut into smaller pieces) PET RELATED Fur from the Dog or Cat Brush Dropping & Bedding from your Rabbit/Gerbil/Hamsters, etc. Newspaper/Droppings from the bottom of the Bird Cage Feathers Alfalfa Hay or Pellet (usually fed to rabbits) Rawhide Dog Chews Fish Food Dry Dog or Cat Food Livestock Manure OFFICE Bills & other Shredded Documents Envelopes (minus the plastic window) Pencil Shavings Sticky Notes Business Cards (non-glossy) Receipts AROUND THE YARD Grass & Yard Waste Leaves & Twigs Wood Chips/Sawdust KITCHEN Coffee Grounds & Filters Tea & Tea Bags Used Paper Napkins Pizza Boxes (ripped or Balled up) Crumbs (Swept off the counters & floors) Plain Cooked Pasta Plain Cooked Rice Bread & Crackers Paper Towels Fish (scales, bones, guts) Used Paper Plates (no waxy coating) Cellophane Bags (make sure its really cellophane and not just clear plastic) Nut Shells (no walnuts, they are toxic to plants) Old Herbs & Spices Pretzels & Pizza Crusts Cereal boxes (tear into smaller pieces) Wine Corks Egg Shells Old Jelly & Jam or Preserves Fruits & Veggies (raw & cooked) Stale Beer & Wine Paper Egg Cartons Cereal Toothpicks Bamboo Skewers Paper Cupcake or Muffin Cups HOW TO COMPOST COMPOSTING IS EASY – it happens on its own. However, there are a few things you can do to speed up the composting process. Just Follow these steps: CHOP AND TEAR – It helps to chop up larger items or tear up items like clothing, newspaper, cardboard, etc. before putting them in your compost pile for faster decomposition. STIR – Mix the new material into the existing pile using a compost turner, pitchfork or other garden tool. This also adds oxygen, a key component to successful composting. COVER your food waste with a handful of old leaves, other dried yard waste or soil. This will add carbon and reduce the chance of odors and fruit flies. Then put the lid back on and let it “cook”. Kitchen Organics 25% Garbage 20% Yard Waste 25% Recyclables 30% Leech Lake Division of Resource Management 6530 Hwy 2 NW • Cass Lake, MN 56633 [email protected] • www.lldrm.org Brought to you by the LEECH LAKE GREEN TEAM 218.335.7429 & Much More! COMPOST PILE SIZE The recommended size for a home compost pile is no smaller than 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet, and no larger than 5 feet x 5 feet x 5 feet. A smaller pile may not heat up high enough for efficient breakdown, or it may loose heat and quickly slow down the process. A larger pile may hold too much water not allowing air into the center. DO NOT COMPOST Grease, Mature Weeds with Seeds, Meat, Dairy, Ashes (coal or charcoal) Oils or Oily Substances, & Bones Things you can BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING By composting and recycling, you can reduce the amount of garbage you generate by up to 80%! It quickly becomes routine and makes a big difference. The added bonus is that the compost you generate will make your garden and lawn healthier, and less dependent on chemicals, fertilizers and watering.

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BathroomUsed Facial TissuesHair from your HairbrushToilet Paper RollsOld LoofahsNail ClippingsUrine 100% Cotton BallsCotton Swabs (made from 100% Cotton and Cardboard, not plastic) Sticks

Party & holiday suPPliesWrapping Paper RollsPaper Table ClothsCrepe Paper StreamersLatex BalloonsRaffiaJack o’LanternsHay Bales used forFall DecorationNatural Holiday WreathsChristmas Tree (chop it up with pruners or use a wood chipper)

around the house Contents of your Vacuum Cleaner BagNewspapers (shredded or torn into smaller pieces)Leaves Trimmed from HouseplantsDead Houseplants & their SoilFlowers from Floral ArrangementsNatural PotpourriUsed MatchesAshes from the Fireplace, Barbecue Grill, or Outdoor Fire Pit

laundry roomDryer LintOld/Stained Cotton Clothing, (rip or cut into smaller pieces)Old Wool Clothing, (rip or cut into smaller pieces)

Pet relatedFur from the Dog or Cat BrushDropping & Bedding from your Rabbit/Gerbil/Hamsters, etc.Newspaper/Droppings from the bottom of the Bird CageFeathersAlfalfa Hay or Pellet (usually fed to rabbits)Rawhide Dog ChewsFish FoodDry Dog or Cat FoodLivestock Manure

officeBills & other Shredded DocumentsEnvelopes (minus the plastic window)Pencil ShavingsSticky NotesBusiness Cards (non-glossy)Receipts

around the yardGrass & Yard WasteLeaves & TwigsWood Chips/Sawdust

KitchenCoffee Grounds & FiltersTea & Tea BagsUsed Paper NapkinsPizza Boxes (ripped or Balled up)Crumbs (Swept off the counters & floors)Plain Cooked PastaPlain Cooked RiceBread & Crackers Paper TowelsFish (scales, bones, guts)Used Paper Plates (no waxy coating)Cellophane Bags (make sure its really cellophane and not just clear plastic)Nut Shells (no walnuts, they are toxic to plants)Old Herbs & SpicesPretzels & Pizza CrustsCereal boxes (tear into smaller pieces)Wine CorksEgg ShellsOld Jelly & Jam or PreservesFruits & Veggies (raw & cooked)Stale Beer & WinePaper Egg Cartons CerealToothpicksBamboo Skewers Paper Cupcake or Muffin Cups

how to comPostComposting is easy – it happens on its own. However, there are a few things you can do to speed up the composting process. Just Follow these steps:

Chop and tear – It helps to chop up larger items or tear up items like clothing, newspaper, cardboard, etc. before putting them in your compost pile for faster decomposition.

stir – Mix the new material into the existing pile using a compost turner, pitchfork or other garden tool. This also adds oxygen, a key component to successful composting.

Cover your food waste with a handful of old leaves, other dried yard waste or soil. This will add carbon and reduce the chance of odors and fruit flies. Then put the lid back on and let it “cook”.

Kitchen organics

25%

garbage20%

yard Waste25%

recyclables30%

Leech Lake division of resource management6530 Hwy 2 NW • Cass Lake, MN [email protected] • www.lldrm.org

Brought to you by theLeeCh Lake Green team

218.335.7429

& Much More!

comPost Pile sizeThe recommended size for a home compost pile is no smaller than 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet, and no larger than 5 feet x 5 feet x 5 feet. A smaller pile may not heat up high enough for efficient breakdown, or it may loose heat and quickly slow down the process. A larger pile may hold too much water not allowing air into the center.

do not comPostGrease, Mature Weeds with Seeds, Meat, Dairy, Ashes (coal or charcoal) Oils or Oily Substances, & Bones

Things you canBenefits of comPostingBy composting and recycling, you can reduce the amount of garbage you generate by up to 80%! It quickly becomes routine and makes a big difference.

The added bonus is that the compost you generate will make your garden and lawn healthier, and less dependent on chemicals, fertilizers and watering.