What to add to our building's compost bin

This list is for a shared compost bin in a residential building, located in 743 Warfield Ave, Oakland, California.

What TO compost
ONLY organic materials like:
Vegetable scraps (no dressings and oils, nor price stickers)
Plant cuts (not diseased, nor with seeds or chemically fertilized)
Coffee grounds, filters and tea bags (no tags or labels)
eggshells (please crash them before adding to the compost)
Or any other appropriate non-bleached foods

What NOT to compost
Bread
Rice
Bones
Lard
Mayonnaise
Milk
Meat
Fish
Citrus peels
Seeds
Walnuts Salad dressing
Fat & oils
Rhubarb
Leaves
Napkins
Hazardous waste
Diapers
Any plastic
Aerosol cans
Peanut butter Human or pet manure

Note! All the organic foods, from the "NOT to" list above will degrade, but are not recommended in our bin, mainly because of the bad odor of rotten meat and different varmints.

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