Here in the Midwest, municipal composting systems [1] [2] [3] and others are very explicit that you can include cooked foods. > If it grows, it goes! We can ac

Here in the Midwest, municipal composting systems [1] [2] [3] and others are very explicit that you can include cooked foods. > If it grows, it goes! We can accept all food scraps regardless if they are pre or post consumer, cooked, uncooked, spoiled, rotten, or moldy. > Accepted items include fruits, vegetables, coffee grounds/ filters and tea bags, bread and grain products, dairy products, meat and bones, chemical-free paper towel and napkins, and certified compostable products. > Fruit and vegetables, Meat and bones, Bread, Eggshells, All food waste including plate scrapings and uneaten food, Napkins, Paper plates, Compostable cups and cutlery (Greensafe, Ingeo), Coffee grounds with filter > Food scraps (including meat), coffee grounds and filters, compostable ware (such as takeout containers and utensils), napkins, and paper towels are all compostable on campus. Most 'modern' venues and food courts (universities, airports, malls, stadiums, etc - not restaurants and houses) will have three adjacent bins: Black Landfill, Blue Recycling, and Green Biodegradeable. Probably 20% of homes in my neighborhood pay the extra $30/quarter to get an additional 96-gallon (~1.1m x 0.8m x 0.8m) curbside cart for recycling, and maybe 5% have a yard waste and food scraps 'biodegradeable' cart (1% or less have backyard gardens and might do their own composting). [1] https://www.mygreenmi.com/program-education/ https://www.mygreenmi.com/program-education/ [2] https://midtowncomposting.com/product/weekly-residential-food-waste-composting/ https://midtowncomposting.com/product/weekly-residential-foo... [3] https://ocs.umich.edu/programs/waste-reduction/composting/ https://ocs.umich.edu/programs/waste-reduction/composting/