Composting: Easy as 1, 2, 3

How Does Composting Work?

1. Line your kitchen countertop compost bin with a 3-gallon composting bag to help keep it clean.
2. As needed, dispose of compostable organic waste in your kitchen countertop compost bin.
3. As the 3-gallon bags fill up throughout the week, transfer them to your outdoor composting cart.
4. On your designated refuse collection day, place your outdoor composting cart at your curbside for weekly collection. 

Composting Reminder

Do NOT use plastic bags for composting! Bags for countertop bins can be purchased at the Joseph R. Robison Laurel Municipal Center (City Hall) on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays or at the Laurel Farmer’s Market on Thursdays (cash-only). Maryland Environmental Science (MES)-approved compostable bags can also be purchased online or from the local Giant Food grocery store. Brown paper shopping bags can be used as an alternative.

What is Compostable?

• All Food Scraps
• Raw and Cooked Eggs, Meat and Seafood (including shells and bones)
• Tea Bags and Loose Tea Leaves
• Bread, Pasta and Grains
• Coffee Grounds and Filters
• Paper Napkins
• Paper Towels Soiled with Leaping Bunny-approved Products*
• Food-soiled Newspaper
• Paper Ice Cream Containers
• Pizza Boxes
• Uncoated and/or Compostable Tableware (plates and utensils)
• Animal Hair
• Compostable Bags
• Corrugated Fruit and Vegetable Boxes
• Grass Clipping and Leaves

* Cleaning products with the Leaping Bunny logo are not tested on animals and can be placed in your composting containers along with the paper towels used with these products.

What is NOT Compostable?

• Pet Waste
• Any Other Yard Debris that is NOT Grass Clippings or Leaves. **
• Paper Products with a Waxy Plastic Lining
• Keurig Coffee Pods
• Raw Dough
• Paper Towels Used with Chemical Cleaning Products
• Plastic
• Medicines
• Dryer Lint

**Reach out to the Laurel Department of Public Works (DPW) to request a Yard Debris Pickup.