These go in your green yard and food bin.
Landfill is not a good place for food of any kind. A better option would be to save vegetable odds and ends (carrot, celery, potato, onion, mushroom, etc.) into a plastic bag in the freezer and use them to make a pot of soup broth.
About 23% of the average households waste is compostable kitchen scraps and yard waste. Composting it turns this organic material into a valuable soil amendment that will improve the health of yards and gardens.
If you have space, garden supply stores sell composting bins and barrels.
Or call the Snohomish County Solid Waste Division for plans to build your own home composter 425-388-3425
Note: If you have yard debris collected curbside for composting, you can now include your kitchen food scraps.
Clean yard debris is also accepted for composting at Snohomish County Solid Waste Transfer Stations.
However, sorry we don't accept food scraps for composting at Solid Waste Facilities. Food scraps will be accepted as garbage at all of our facilities and charged regular garbage rates
Home Composting Resources:
https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/green-living/how-to-compost
For more information, there are plenty of online websites and YouTube videos demonstrating how to start and maintain a compost pile.
