FEED GARDENS, NOT LANDFILLS
We're rescuing your food scraps from the landfills and turning them into garden gold. Donate your kitchen scraps at our SFLT drop-off locations and they will be composted and used to feed the soil in the Food Bank Garden.
small steps have BIG IMPACTS!
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COMPOST COLLECTION SITES
SFLT Food Bank Garden
Truckee River Regional Park
10050 Brockway Rd.
Any day/time - Jun - mid-Oct
Use the pitchfork to cover your compost with equal parts hay.
Truckee Saturday Farmer's Market
Historic Downtown Railyard Parking Lot
East end of downtown Truckee on Donner Pass Rd.
Postponed - will return in 2023
Look for the Slow Food Lake Tahoe booth. Compost bins available for $10.
Truckee Certified Farmer's Market
Truckee River Regional Park
10050 Brockway Rd.
8am-1pm, mid-May - mid-Oct
Look for the Slow Food Lake Tahoe booth - located just outside the market, across from the driveway entrance. Compost bins available for $10.
Town Drop-Off Bins*
Multiple Locations
Year-round
Green food waste bins are located throughout town. Compost dropped in these bins will not be used for compost at the SFLT Food Bank Garden. Different items are accepted, check their website for details.
*Compost brought to the town bins will NOT be used to feed the soil in the SFLT Food Bank Garden
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YES PLEASE
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Fruits & veggies
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Flowers
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Eggshells
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Coffee grounds
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Leaves
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Sawdust from untreated wood
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Shredded white paper
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NO THANK YOU
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Bread
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Meat, dairy, seafood, fats, & bones
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Leftovers
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Pet feces & kitty litter
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Compostable cutlery, bags, or containers
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Tea bags & coffee filters
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Tissues & paper towels
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Shredded newspaper
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Cardboard
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Anything sprayed with pesticides or herbicides
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Weeds
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