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 4′ long and 4″ 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/Pages/NoxiousWeedControlProgram.aspx) for resources to assist with noxious weed removal and disposal.

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
    Note: Invasive Plants
    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 - too poisonous to compost and/or dangerous to compost
    > Tansy ragwort - too poisonous to compost and/or dangerous to compost
    > Japanese knotweed - able to easily spread via root or stem fragment and can completely contaminate any compost it is put in
    > Morning glory/bindweed - able to easily spread via root or stem fragment and can completely contaminate any compost they are put in
    > Yellow archangel/Lamium - able to easily spread via root or stem fragment and can completely contaminate any compost it is put in
    > Vinca/periwinkle - able to easily spread via root or stem fragment and can completely contaminate any compost it is put in
    > Scotch broom with seeds - highly resistant to composting and heat killing (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