City Collection Program

What Can Be Composted 

According to the Los Angeles Sanitation Website, you can compost: 

• Fruits and vegetables

• Dairy and eggshells

• Bread, cereal, grains, rice, pasta, and beans

• Meat, bone, fish, and shells

• Coffee grounds and filters

• Food soiled paper products including greasy napkins and pizza boxes

• Yard waste, flowers, grass clippings, and tree trimmings

• Clean untreated wood 

• Natural wood chopsticks (clean, untreated, and not lacquered)

• 100% natural bamboo (clean, untreated, and not coated)

• Natural corks (consider a web search for "cork recycling" for drop-off locations 

You cannot compost: 

• Plastics

• Other products not listed above that are labeled "biodegradable" or "compostable”, as these products do not break down fast enough for commercial facilities to compost them. However, you can compost them if you create your own compost pile 

• Glass

• Produce stickers

• Rubber bands

• Twisty ties

• Plastics, waxes, coatings, etc.

• Pet waste 

• Pet litter

• Fats, oil & grease derived from cooking

• Cacti and thorny succulents