What can be composted

There are a wide variety of items (feedstocks) that can be composted.
Determining what to compost in a municipal program is based on a number of factors. Visit the USCC’s STA Feedstocks web page for more information on feedstocks for composting.
- Leaves
- Yard Waste (Green Waste)
- Crop Residues
- Tree Trimmings (including Storm debris)
- Silviculture Waste
- Bovine Manure
- Horse Manure
- Poultry Manure
- Food scraps
- Compostable products
- List of suppliers/products
- CREF testing
- Compost Manufacturing Alliance testing
- CREF Compostable Plastics Toolkit
- Webinar: Using Compostable Plastics to Enhance Food Scrap Collection
- Industrial By-Products
- Biosolids
- Animal mortalities