Organics Recycling in Idaho

Included Materials

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Level 1 - Residential and Yard Compostables

List of acceptable items:

Yard and landscape organics: leaves, grass, brush, pine needles and cones, Christmas trees, and other natural materials typically derived from general landscape

Food organics: eggshells, fruits and vegetables, seeds and cores, tea bags and coffee filters (no meat) 

Other organics: untreated or non-pressure treated wood only,

llama, horse, and cow manures in limited quantities. In addition,

paper leaf bags and small quantities of compostable paper and

Cardboard.

 

Level 2 - Industrial Single Stream Byproducts (Animal Feed)

TCR will evaluate if the waste can be used for feed within the guidelines of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Idaho Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Industries, Department of Environment Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, Central District Health Department and others that may apply.

 

List of acceptable items include but not limited to:

Corn byproducts, wheat byproducts, milk byproducts, fruit and vegetable bi-products, spent grain, brewery mash, fruit or vegetable peels, and liquid whey, byproducts of alcoholic-beverage brewing, human food manufacturers peels, trimmings, and other edible byproducts.