Compost:
> Subscribe with Bainbridge Disposal for bi-weekly pick-up
> Take to the Bainbridge Disposal Transfer Station
> Take to Tilz
Accepted by Bainbridge Disposal:
- Food waste (any type)
- Grass
- Leaves
- Prunings
- Branches under 3′ long and 3″ diameter
- * Weeds — Note section below on invasive plants – some need to go in the trash instead of compost
NOT accepted by Bainbridge Disposal:
- Sod
- Dirt
- Wood
- Gravel
- Landscape fabric or plastic
- Manure
- Invasive plants
* Note: Bainbridge Disposal does not permit invasive plants and noxious weeds in its yard waste bins. All invasive plant material and noxious weeds must be disposed of in the general waste. See Washington State Noxious Weed Control (https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/) for a full list of noxious weed species and visit Kitsap County Noxious Weed Control Program (https://www.kitsap.gov/dcd/
Accepted by Tilz:
- Stumps
- Branches – any size
- Grass
- Leaves
- Prunings
- Wood – no painted, stained or pressure-treated; small nails okay
- Weeds — Note section below on invasive plants – some need to go in the trash instead of compost
Not accepted by Tilz:
- Food waste
- Sod
- Dirt
- Gravel
- Landscape fabric or plastic
- Manure
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Some invasive plants are too dangerous to be composted or have a high risk of spreading if not fully heat-treated.
The following species should be disposed of in the trash:> Poison hemlock
> Tansy ragwort
> Japanese knotweed
> Morning glory/bindweed
> Yellow archangel/Lamium
> Vinca/periwinkle
> Scotch broom with seeds (Scotch broom without seeds can be composted.)
Invasives plants that can be composted at Tilz only (not with Bainbridge Disposal):
- Ivy
- Holly – but not the seeds; put seeds in trash
- Blackberry
- Laurel
Last updated 11/11/2025