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Paper - Napkins and paper towels

How to compost paper napkins and paper towels

Food-soiled napkins

Paper towel

Party napkins

  • Put into your green cart

Put paper napkins, serviettes and food-soiled paper towels in your green cart for composting.

  • Put paper towels used to dry your hands in your green cart for composting.
  • Put paper towels soiled with cleaning products or other chemicals in your black cart as garbage.

Special instructions

Do not flush paper towel or napkins down the toilet as it does not break down properly like toilet paper making it harmful to your home's pipes and the environment.

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