8 Things You Can Compost Today List from Amanda Wills 08/03/11 0 611 Shares 32 Prev 6 of 8 Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next Coffee Grounds and Tea Bags Photo: Flickr/How can I recycle this Like dead leaves and paper products, spent coffee grounds and used tea bags have a high carbon content, which is a necessary element to maintaining a healthy compost system. Next: Lint Prev 6 of 8 Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next Tags: Food Waste | Gardening Amanda Wills Former Managing Editor Amanda Wills is the former Managing Editor of Earth911.com. You May Also Like 10 Ways to Reuse Coffee Grounds and Tea Bags Advertise with Earth911 Comments Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.