gmgvt t1_iy5td62 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 11:31 PM

Double-check the guidelines at the transfer station, too -- I'm reading all these comments with interest, wondering if it varies by area what you can compost. In Chittenden County, meat, bones, and (within reason) compostable paper like coffee filters can be included.

sugarbush94 t1_iy6elvo wrote on November 29, 2022 at 2:13 AM

The law is a state law, so that's consistent regardless of where you are, but with little enforcement how people do it it's going to vary a lot. The law went into effect July 2020.

If you are a backyard composter, you are allowed to throw meat and bones into the garbage. But otherwise everything else should be going to the compost.

Edit: typos