Did you know...?

Stolen toilet paper taken to my office and shredded.

...that you can compost toilet paper? And paper towels for that matter. Not that I would suggest that you compost toilet paper that's been used for its "intended" purpose. However, when you have dogs that have a habit of getting into and shredding toilet paper, it's good to know that you can compost the remains.

Luckily, I don't have to compost the toilet paper too often, but I do compost paper towels. Some folks may argue that cloth napkins are the way to go, but I would argue that the energy costs for washing and drying versus the ability to compost (and turn into organic material)  paper towels, makes the paper towels the way to go.

One thing, animal products cannot go into the composter. If you use paper towels for things like draining grease off of bacon, those towels can't be put in the composter.

Here's a list of things that can be composted. Among the items is dust/dirt from a vacuum. Great to know.