What to Compost?

I came across an article on PlanetGreen.Discovery.com called "75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn't". It's a fantastic list. Here are some of the things I didn't know about (and there are alot of them!):

FROM THE KITCHEN:

• Used paper napkins
• Pizza boxes, ripped into smaller pieces
• Paper bags, either ripped or balled up
• Paper towel rolls
• Used paper plates (as long as they don't have a waxy coating)
• Cellophane bags (be sure it's really Cellophane and not just clear plastic—there's a difference.)
• Nut shells (except for walnut shells, which can be toxic to plants)
• Pizza crusts
• Cereal boxes (tear them into smaller pieces first)
• Wine corks
• Moldy cheese
• Melted ice cream
• Old jelly, jam, or preserves
• Stale beer and wine
• Toothpicks
• Bamboo skewers
• Paper cupcake or muffin cups

FROM THE BATHROOM:

• Used facial tissues
• Hair from your hairbrush
• Toilet paper rolls
• Old loofahs
• Nail clippings
• Urine
• 100% Cotton cotton balls
• Cotton swabs made from 100% cotton and cardboard (not plastic) sticks
• Latex condoms
• Cardboard Tampon Applicators

Random Stuff:

• Dryer lint
• Old/stained cotton clothing—rip or cut it into smaller pieces
• Old wool clothing—rip or cut it into smaller pieces
• Pencil shavings
• Sticky notes
• Contents of your vacuum cleaner bag or canister
• Used matches
• Fur from the dog or cat brush
• Droppings and bedding from your rabbit/gerbil/hamsters, etc.
• Newspaper/droppings from the bottom of the bird cage
• Feathers
• Alfalfa hay or pellets (usually fed to rabbits)
• Rawhide dog chews
• Fish food
• Dry dog or cat food

Our pile is going to get so much bigger now!