Green Cart Acceptable Bags

You must use certified compostable bags or paper bags for the items in your Green Cart, and they must be securely tied or closed. 

Do not:

  • place items loosely in the Green Cart
  • use non-approved bags

If your items are loose in the Green Cart or not fully contained in a tied bag, or you use unapproved bags, your Green Cart will not be collected. 

Certified compostable bags and paper bags

You can only use certified compostable bags or paper bags in the Green Cart. You can buy them at most retail stores. 

Make sure the certified compostable bags have one of the following symbols:

The symbol for a certified compostable bag.                         The symbol for a certified compostable bag.

If the compostable bags you have do not show one of the above symbols on the box, you cannot use them.

Do not use

  • Plastic shopping or grocery bags
  • Oxo-biodegradable plastic bags
  • Glad Recycling Green Bags 
  • No-Name Quick-tie Bags for Compostables
  • Super-Sak Transparent Green Bags for Kitchen Organics
  • Quikkie Green Kitchen Recycling Bags
  • Bio-Solo Bags

Download our Green Cart Acceptable Bags Info Sheet (PDF, 601 KB).