What goes in the brown bin?

• Bark, wood chips, sawdust
• Cakes, cookies, candy
• Coffee grounds and filters, tea bags
• Dairy products, egg shells
• Feathers, hair
• Flowers, plants, weed herbs, roots, yard waste
• Fruit and vegetable trimmings
• Leaves, peat moss, garden soil
• Leftovers and out-of-date food
• Litter, feces of domestic animals
• Meat and fish leftovers
• Paper packaging for food products (bags, boxes, bins)
• Pasta, bread, cereals
• Used paper towels and handkerchiefs

Things that do NOT go in the brown bin

• Absorbent pads used in meat packaging
• Cut grass
• Dryer lint
• Fabric softener sheets
• Fireplace or barbecue ashes
• Litter used to absorb oil
• Non OXO biodegradable plastic bags
• Plastic packaging, containers or platters
• Regular plastic bags (e.g. used for milk, groceries, garbage)
• Styrofoam
• Vacuum bags and their contents

For more information, see the “Guide de gestion des matières résiduelles de la MRC de Memphrémagog (PDF in French only).