{"id":19038,"date":"2016-06-01T20:14:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T00:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=19038"},"modified":"2025-11-10T11:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:13:22","slug":"on-farm-composting","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/on-farm-composting","title":{"rendered":"Normas sobre compostaje en granjas y exenciones de permisos"},"template":"","class_list":["post-19038","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-policy-topic","initiatives-composting-for-community","topics-agriculture","topics-on-farm-composting","topics-permitting","impact_areas-climate-and-environmental-justice","impact_areas-food-security","authors-brenda-platt"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":"","background_color":"tan","article_type":[135],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":[50,99,101],"impact_areas":[18,16],"abstract":"Farmers have a vital role to play in producing and utilizing compost to restore depleted soils. Permit exemptions authorize compost operations on farms and smaller-scale facilities, such as community gardens, thus avoiding superfluous permitting requirements intended for larger, full-scale compost facilities. Because there are often significantly less risks or hazards associated with on-farm and small-scale composters, many states have incorporated permit exemptions into their composting regulations for such cases. Local zoning regulations can also be amended in order to facilitate on-site composting.","authors_tax":[601]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Farmers have a vital role to play in producing and utilizing compost to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/resources\/guides-and-instructions\/soil-carbon-amendment-ac-336-conservation-practice-standard\">restore depleted soils<\/a>. Permit exemptions authorize compost operations on farms and smaller-scale facilities, such as community gardens, thus avoiding superfluous permitting requirements intended for larger, full-scale compost facilities. Because there are often significantly less risks or hazards associated with on-farm and small-scale composters, many states have incorporated permit exemptions into their composting regulations for such cases. Local zoning regulations can also be amended in order to facilitate on-site composting.\r\n<h2><b>Recursos Destacados<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/state-permitting-pathways-on-farm-composting\/\">Seminario web: V\u00edas de autorizaci\u00f3n estatal para promover el compostaje en las explotaciones agr\u00edcolas<\/a> explores models from around the country and the impact these rules are having on advancing on-farm composting.<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/webinar-hauling-permits-may-2019\/\">Webinar: Navigating Hauling Permits as a Community Composter<\/a> provides an overview of common requirements, challenges, possible solutions, and successes for hauling permits.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><b>Pol\u00edticas Modelo<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"ccchildpages-1\" class=\"ccchildpages twocol simple ccclearfix\">\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-1 ccpage-id-3000 ccpage-california ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"California \u2013 Composting Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/california-on-farm-composting-rules\/\">California \u2013 Composting Rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">California has the largest number of organic farms in the US, and these operations frequently utilize compost products for its myriad benefits. As such, California is careful to both foster in-state production of compost, as well as regulate composting operations based on risk levels associated with facility type. Californian compost operations are categorized in tiers and most are required to apply for a permit; however there are exemptions for some types of operations.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/california\/\" aria-label=\"California \u2013 Composting Rules\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage cclast cceven ccpage-count-2 ccpage-id-105235 ccpage-georgia ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Georgia \u2013 Composting Permit Exemptions and Permit-By-Rule\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/georgia\/\">Georgia \u2013 Composting Permit Exemptions and Permit-By-Rule<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">In 2018, Georgia revised its composting regulations to introduce a permit-by-rule category specifically designed for community-scale operations that accept food scraps from external sources. All composting facilities are either (1) explicitly exempt from these regulations; (2) fall under the permit-by-rule category; or (3) are required to obtain a solid waste handling permit.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/georgia\/\" aria-label=\"Georgia \u2013 Composting Permit Exemptions and Permit-By-Rule\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-3 ccpage-id-3010 ccpage-iowa ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Iowa: Normas sobre compostaje\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/iowa\/\">Iowa: Normas sobre compostaje<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">Iowa's regulations encourage on-farm, small-scale food scrap composting.\u00a0The rules allow composters to accept up to two tons of food scraps from off-site per week without obtaining a solid waste permit. The composters must comply with specific site and operating requirements or their exempt status may be revoked. Facilities composting over two tons of food residuals and yard waste per week in any combination from off premises must obtain a permit and adhere to the solid waste composting requirements stipulated in state rules.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/iowa\/\" aria-label=\"Iowa: Normas sobre compostaje\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage cclast cceven ccpage-count-4 ccpage-id-3002 ccpage-maine ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Maine: exenciones del permiso de compostaje\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/maine\/\">Maine: exenciones del permiso de compostaje<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">In 2009, Maine adopted significant changes to its compost facility rules in an effort to advance the practice of composting. The revision of Maine\u2019s composting rules was mandated by Chapter 139 of the 2007 Legislative Resolves, which directed the Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection to collaborate to 1) ease the regulatory burden on agricultural composting operations and 2) revise the volume and types of materials that may be composted without a permit from the state. \u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/maine\/\" aria-label=\"Maine: exenciones del permiso de compostaje\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-5 ccpage-id-100940 ccpage-maryland-permit-exemptions ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Maryland \u2013 On-Farm Composting Permit Exemptions\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/maryland-permit-exemptions\/\">Maryland \u2013 On-Farm Composting Permit Exemptions<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">During Maryland\u2019s 2023 legislative session, an update to the permit exemptions for on-farm composting facilities that process off-site food scraps and other materials named as \u201ctype 2 feedstock\u201d was passed by both the House and Senate. This updated exemption more than doubles the area that may be used for on-farm composting: farms utilizing 10,000 sq.ft. or less for the active composting process are exempt from obtaining a composting facility permit.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/maryland-permit-exemptions\/\" aria-label=\"Maryland \u2013 On-Farm Composting Permit Exemptions\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage cclast cceven ccpage-count-6 ccpage-id-3012 ccpage-massachusetts ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Massachusetts: Normas sobre compostaje\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/massachusetts-on-farm-composting-rules\/\">Massachusetts \u2013 On-Farm Composting Rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">Massachusetts allows certain types of composting operations to be conditionally exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit as long as specific performance standards are met.\u00a0 These operations include leaf composters who have less than 10,000 tons on-site at one time.\u00a0 Many other types of on-farm composting, including up to 20 cubic yards per day of vegetative scraps or 5 tons per day of food material, are permitted if a registration is submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture and performance standards are met.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/massachusetts\/\" aria-label=\"Massachusetts: Normas sobre compostaje\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-7 ccpage-id-3014 ccpage-new-york ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"New York \u2013 Composting Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/new-york\/\">New York \u2013 Composting Rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">New York requires agricultural composters who accept any amount of food scraps from off-site to apply for a permit.\u00a0In addition to the permit requirement, composters must adhere to specific performance standards including methods of vector and pathogen reduction. Some non-food materials, including animal manure and no more than 3,000 cubic yards of yard trimmings per year, may be conditionally exempt from the permit requirement.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/new-york\/\" aria-label=\"New York \u2013 Composting Rules\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage cclast cceven ccpage-count-8 ccpage-id-24869 ccpage-ohio-2 ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Ohio: Normas sobre compostaje\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/ohio-2\/\">Ohio: Normas sobre compostaje<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">In the Midwest, Ohio\u2019s composting regulations are a great model for the region and other parts of the country. Officials have designed rules to suit various land uses (i.e. rural, suburban, urban) and made special effort to adapt to contemporary community needs via permit exemptions.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/ohio-2\/\" aria-label=\"Ohio: Normas sobre compostaje\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-9 ccpage-id-2998 ccpage-oregon ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Oregon \u2013 Composting Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/oregon-on-farm-composting-rules\/\">Oregon \u2013 Composting Rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">Oregon's composting regulations aim to facilitate composting while preventing public nuisance issues and any adverse environmental consequences. Oregon revised its composting regulations in 2009, as a means to both facilitate greater amounts of composting, as well as ensure new and existing facilities performed at the same same level of quality standards.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/oregon\/\" aria-label=\"Oregon \u2013 Composting Rules\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage cclast cceven ccpage-count-10 ccpage-id-3015 ccpage-pennsylvania ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Pensilvania: permiso para compostaje a peque\u00f1a escala y en granjas\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/pennsylvania-2\/\">Pensilvania: permiso para compostaje a peque\u00f1a escala y en granjas<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">Pennsylvania's source-separated composting general permit is available, allowing farmers and other small-scale operations to compost a number of nonhazardous municipal wastes. Approved uses for finished compost include marketing or distribution as soil substitute, soil conditioner, soil amendment, fertilizer, or mulch.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/pennsylvania\/\" aria-label=\"Pensilvania: permiso para compostaje a peque\u00f1a escala y en granjas\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-11 ccpage-id-3011 ccpage-rhode-island ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Rhode Island \u2013 Composting Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/rhode-island-on-farm-composting-rules\/\">Rhode Island \u2013 Composting Rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">Rhode Island requires most small-scale composters to submit a registration to the state.\u00a0 Certain composting activities such as applying agricultural manures or composting agricultural by-products produced on-site may be conducted without a registration.\u00a0 In order for an agricultural composter to accept paper, yard trimmings, or food scraps from off-site they must receive approval from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/rhode-island\/\" aria-label=\"Rhode Island \u2013 Composting Rules\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage cclast cceven ccpage-count-12 ccpage-id-2999 ccpage-washington-3 ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Washington \u2013 Composting Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/washington-3\/\">Washington \u2013 Composting Rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">Washington has comprehensive composting regulations that facilitate composting by conditionally exempting several types of composting facilities \u2013 including those that process limited amounts of food scraps \u2013 from the requirement to obtain a permit.\u00a0 Washington also aims to protect the environment and human health by requiring composters to test for pathogens and adhere to specific performance-based standards.\u00a0 \u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/washington-3\/\" aria-label=\"Washington \u2013 Composting Rules\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-13 ccpage-id-24865 ccpage-west-virginia-2 ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"West Virginia \u2013 Composting Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/west-virginia-2\/\">West Virginia \u2013 Composting Rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">West Virginia addresses composting in a novel way: it categorizes acceptable farm and facility feedstock types more broadly than most states. West Virginia\u2019s Yard Waste Composting Rule (33CSR3) prohibits yard waste from landfill dumping. \u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/west-virginia-2\/\" aria-label=\"West Virginia \u2013 Composting Rules\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccchildpage cclast cceven ccpage-count-14 ccpage-id-24885 ccpage-wisconsin ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-26872 ccpage-parent-on-farm-composting\">\r\n<h3 class=\"ccpage_linked_title\"><a class=\"entry-content\" title=\"Wisconsin \u2013 Composting Rules\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/wisconsin\/\">Wisconsin \u2013 Composting Rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">Wisconsin recently revised its composting regulations; the new rules became effective June 1, 2012. To ensure the quality of finished compost and minimize potential nuisances from materials mismanagement, the revisions require that composters use best management practices to curtail potential pathogens.\u2026 <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/wisconsin\/\" aria-label=\"Wisconsin \u2013 Composting Rules\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/baltimore-md-zoning-on-farm-composting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Condado de Baltimore, Maryland: zonificaci\u00f3n para el compostaje en granjas<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">En 2022, el Consejo del Condado de Baltimore promulg\u00f3 regulaciones de zonificaci\u00f3n que definen el compostaje agr\u00edcola como distinto de los vertederos y basureros, y que permiten, por derecho propio, las instalaciones de compostaje agr\u00edcola como un uso agr\u00edcola accesorio\u2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/baltimore-md-zoning-on-farm-composting\/\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","":null,"settings":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>On-Farm Composting Rules and Permit Exemptions | Institute for Local Self-Reliance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This page presents model policies on permit exemptions for compost use on farms and smaller-scale facilities, such as community gardens.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/on-farm-composting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On-Farm Composting Rules and Permit Exemptions | 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