What can go in your green bin?
Can raw meat go in your green bin?
Name 3 things that CAN go into the green bin
Fruits, including pits, rinds, and seeds
Vegetables, including seeds
Dairy and eggshells
Cooked meat and seafood, including bones and shells
Bread, grains, pasta, and nut shells
Coffee grounds
Spoiled food and uneaten food from a meal
Grass, weeds, leaves, and plant trimmings
Branches, unpainted and untreated wood scraps, small logs, and woody shrubs
Yes!
Where do broken hoses go?
They must go in the trash!!
Can you put glass in your green bin?
No
Can you put garden hoses in your green bin?
No
Can you put bread in your green bin?
Yes
True or False: Republic Services serves every area in Monterey County
False! Republic Services serves all of Salinas within city limits. Waste Management serves King city and unincorporated.
Can you put coffee grounds in your green bin?
Yes!
Raw meat
Liquids
Fats, oils, and grease
Compostable foodware products (bio plastic, fiber-based containers, bio utensils)
Plastic and plastic bags
Paper and cardboard
Glass and metal
Food stickers
Rubber bands and twist ties
Diapers, pet waste, and trash
Garden hoses, broken lawn chairs, ceramic and plastic flower pots
Concrete
Dirt and sod
Hazardous Waste
Railroad ties
Telephone poles
Particle board
Yucca, agave, palm, cactus, bamboo, pampas, poison oak
Wood covered in aluminum or foam