Backyard Composting Social Media Toolkit

How to Use the Toolkit

The N.C. Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) has developed a set of ready-to-use social media posts to educate the public about backyard composting. DEACS encourages local governments, organizations and interested individuals to use and share these resources to promote backyard composting.

Do your part - Be compost smart. #CompostNC

Step 1: Open or download the Social Media Toolkit How-To Guide for example Facebook and Twitter text to pair with the graphics below.

Guide to using the backyard composting social media toolkit.

Step 2: Click on each graphic below to download the jpeg file. You can then post to your social media accounts and help your community be compost smart.

Composting at Home basics social media graphic listing green materials, brown materials, and items to keep out of compost.

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Composting at Home social media graphic listing items to keep out of compost.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing which plant trimmings should and should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that eggshells should go in the bin while eggs should not.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that tea leaves and bags, coffee grounds, and coffee filters should go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that fruits and vegetables should go in the bin but produce stickers should not.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that fall leaves and straw should go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing what types of wood should and should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that shredded newspaper and cardboard should go in the bin, but glossy paper should not.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that meat, fish, and bones should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that food cooked with grease should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that dairy products should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that dryer lint should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that produce stickers should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that pet waste and cat litter should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that plastic-coated or shiny paper plates should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing that compostable food service ware and compostable bags should not go in the bin.

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Composting at Home social media graphic giving step-by-step instructions about how to compost.

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Composting at Home social media graphic explaining how to manage a compost bin during each season of the year.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing to store food scraps in a bin with a tight lid in the fridge, if afraid of bugs or smells.

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Composting at Home social media graphic instructing which type of paper goes in the trash cart, in the recycling cart, or in the compost bin.

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See additional free compost education materials offered by DEACS.