Soiled Paper Put in Organics Bin Paper that is wet, oily, or soiled can NOW be placed in the Organics (green) bin and turned into compost. Do Not Recycle Paper that is wet, oily, or soiled cannot be recycled. In addition to potentially contaminating the recycling stream, wet paper has shorter fibers which makes them less valuable to a recycling processor. Oily or soiled paper fibers cannot be separated from the oils during the pulping process of paper recycling.