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  • It’s important to remember that we’re not only piloting the disposal and collection of food waste materials but we’re also trialing a new composting process required to break down the food waste materials in an efficient manner. Other cities may have a different type of composting operation that can accommodate items that ours, currently, cannot. 
  • Easily windblown materials like cardboard and pizza boxes have been excluded from the pilot program due to the current outdoor composting operation and risk for producing litter. Clean cardboard is still accepted in your blue recycling cart! 
  • Tea bags have been excluded because not all tea bags are made of compostable materials. To reduce the chance for contamination in our finished compost, we opted to exclude this item from the pilot program. 
  • Kitty litter and animal waste is not accepted as the success of the pilot program relies heavily on our ability to continue to produce top-quality Category A compost. High amounts of animal waste and kitty litter can compromise our current type of composting operation.
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