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Fairfax County staff answer common home composting questions
Summary
Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Program staff answered residents' brief questions about what household items can be composted and how to prepare them, advising removal of plastic produce stickers, cutting bulky rinds, and noting hair is compostable if not chemically treated.
Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Program staff provided quick, practical guidance for residents on home composting during a short recorded exchange. Staff advised that fruit and vegetable skins are acceptable for composting but that residents should remove any plastic sticker before adding them: "As long as you take off the plastic sticker." The staff representative also referred callers to the program website for more information.
The exchange covered preparation tips for bulky items and nonfood materials and emphasized safety and processing efficiency. For example, staff recommended cutting large items like watermelon rinds into smaller pieces so they decompose more quickly, and noted exceptions for treated materials: "As long as it hasn't been chemically treated, it can be composted" when discussing hair and pet hair. The transcript shows a single labeled speaker for the program representative; questions from callers are presented without a separate speaker label in the recording.
