The plastic bags I usually see are the pale green type, and they are compostable. One can purchase them from Black Earth or maybe other places.
But of course if people are using standard plastic bags that will be a problem. From: Judy Wong <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2025 4:10 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Debra Daugherty <[email protected]>; Susan Donaldson <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Compost at the Transfer Station I find that every time I drop off compost items there are plastic bags of stuff in the bins, despite a big sign saying no plastic bags. I wonder if that is the problem. Judy Wong Sent from my iPad On Oct 11, 2025, at 2:35 PM, Greta Eckhardt via Lincoln <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: A comprehensive list of compostable versus non-compostable items is given on the Black Earth website: https://blackearthcompost.com/whats-compostable/ One tricky item is produce stickers – they are not compostable and must be removed. From: Lincoln <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Debra Daugherty Sent: Friday, October 10, 2025 12:03 PM To: Donaldson, Susan <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Compost at the Transfer Station Could you please tell us what the non-compostable items were? (So people don't repeat that mistake.) Thank you! On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM Donaldson, Susan <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Due to cross-contamination of non-compostable items in the compost bins, Black Earth refused the bins on Wednesday. Therefore, the compost container will be closed on Saturday, October 11, as we work to resolve this situation. Compost material can be placed in the household trash or brought back on Wednesday. Please do not leave compost material outside the container. Thank you for your cooperation and we apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you. Susan Donaldson Office Manager Town of Lincoln Department of Public Works 781-259-8999 -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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