What You Can Compost at Home

Common greens you have at home that can be composted:

• Fruit and veggie scraps. Avoid onions and citrus. Yes, they can be composted, but for your indoor compost bin it’s best to stay away.


• Coffee grounds and tea bags


• Grass clippings. Only if the grass hasn’t been treated with chemical fertilizers.


• Plain cooked rice or pasta


• Stale crackers, bread, cereal or pretzels


• Old herbs and spices


• Egg shells. Not really a green, but they can be composted

Common browns you have at home that can be composted:

• Cardboard including boxes and toilet paper rolls


• Dryer lint


• Dried leaves


• Shredded black and white newspaper


• Hair from your brush. Make sure there is no gel or hairspray in it


• Shredded bills and documents

Source: Urban Organic Gardner