Why do some drop-offs only take vegetative scrap, and some take meat and dairy?

Most of our local compost programs and agencies are small, so they stick to vegetative scrap only. They operate piles on local farms or in community gardens. To keep odors and pests to a minimum, they are unable to take meat or dairy.

There are a few larger facilities that can take a wider range of food scraps including meat and dairy, but they are located a few hours outside Hamilton County.  

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1. Where do my food scraps go?
2. Why do some drop-offs only take vegetative scrap, and some take meat and dairy?
3. Can I compost coffee?
4. Can I compost tea?
5. Is it better to recycle paper or compost it?
6. I can compost eggshells, what about eggs?
7. Can I compost dairy products?
8. What about compostable plastics?
9. Can I compost pet fur?
10. Can I compost pet waste?