Fruits and vegetables
Some of them need special attention

Citrus fruits need to be cut into quarters
Must add compost accelerator. Also add baking soda.

Mango and tamarind seeds take long
Will take 3 cycles to fully decompose and added to new pile

Fishbones, chicken & meat need to be buried deep into the pile Do not overload the pile with bones

Corn cob, sugar cane, watermelon, stalks of cauliflower and flowers all
need to be cut into smaller bits

Tea bags can be dumped in after use Shred newspaper, old envelopes, paper tissue and cloth

Cooked food and rotten vegetables

Coffee powder, coffee decoction, tea leaves, tea bags, tamraind pulp Egg shells need to be crushed

If for any reason, you are unable to cut the waste into smaller bits - don’t worry. Composting will take longer, with no adverse effect on quality.

 

Coconut Husk & Shell

Paper plates with plastic lining and paper cups

Foil wrappers and shiny packaging of chocolates, sweets, namkeen, biscuits, gutka, chewing gum

Plastic bags and snipped corners of plastic milk packets

Medicines

Dead animals
Animal hair Human & animal droppings

Batteries, cigarette butts

Weeds and diseased plants

Do not put in any mixed waste like chutney or sambar in plastic packets. It is best to avoid buying wet food in plastic.