Things you can compost.....

[frugal-one]

http://home.howstuffworks.com/green-living/surprising-compost-items.htm

[razz]

Did I not recently hear that there is an effort to compost human remains as well. Makes perfect sense to me.

[Zoe Girl]

this helps me make my decision about paying to compost with the city, I will do it, there will be almost nothing going into a landfill anymore! and I am willing to pay to get it started off, baby steps

[iris lilies]

I've often wondered about corks from wine bottles and this list says "yes" to it.

But I wonder how long it really takes these to break down. I can't imagine that within a year, a cork would be fully composted. There are a lot of corks leaving my house.

[catherine]

I was surprised at the cheese.. I thought fat was a no-no.

[SteveinMN]

I can't imagine that within a year, a cork would be fully composted.
I wouldn't think so, either. Which is why for something (like corks) I try to break them into smaller chunks before tossing them in the bin. I also figure anything that does not decompose in a year is a "soil amendment", so it's all good (to me).

[iris lilies]

I wouldn't think so, either. Which is why for something (like corks) I try to break them into smaller chunks before tossing them in the bin. I also figure anything that does not decompose in a year is a "soil amendment", so it's all good (to me).

Well, there's that. Something to aerate the soil is always good.

[iris lilies]

I was surprised at the cheese.. I thought fat was a no-no.

Me, too, I don't throw in any animal products from carnivores. Certainly a little cheese wouldn't hurt anything but large vats of cheese wouldn't be very good.

[seedycharacter]

I believe the main problem with animal products is that they attract rodents and other scavengers. :(