Over 90 percent of single family households in King County can now recycle food scraps in their yard waste bin.
Food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste are recycled into a nutrient-rich soil amendment, compost. Using compost improves the health of our plants, crops, local gardens and parks.
Nearly 30% of what we throw away in our garbage is organic – and the average single-family household throws away about 45 pounds of food scraps and food-soiled paper every month. Items such as vegetable and fruit trimmings, meats, fish and poultry scraps and bones, plate scrapings, egg shells, coffee grounds, paper towels and napkins–even greasy pizza delivery boxes–all can be recycled in your yard waste cart.
Read more on the King County website.