Approval of Assembly Bill 199 expanded the number of projects eligible for sales and use tax exemption under the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation...
In order to address the 15 million tons of compostable organics still being landfilled, in 2014 the state legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1826 for...
As of 2018, the state of California reported a 65 percent diversion rate for all materials and more than 140,000 green jobs in its recycling...
Washington has comprehensive composting regulations that facilitate composting by conditionally exempting several types of composting facilities – including those that process limited amounts of food...
Oregon’s composting regulations aim to facilitate composting while preventing public nuisance issues and any adverse environmental consequences from materials mismanagement. Described here are Oregon’s conditional...
In the Midwest, Ohio’s composting regulations (OAC Chapter 3745-560) are a great model for the region and other parts of the country. Officials have designed...
California’s regulations are written to encourage the production of high quality compost. Like other composters around the US, operations in California are required to meet...
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...
Wisconsin revised its composting regulations in the early 2010s; the new rules came into effect June 1, 2012. To ensure the quality of finished compost and...
West Virginia addresses composting in a novel way: it categorizes acceptable farm and facility feedstock types more broadly than most states. Since 1997, it has...
The state of Washington has comprehensive composting regulations to facilitate composting. The regulations conditionally exempt several types of composting facilities – including those that process...
Rhode Island requires most small-scale composters to submit a registration to the state. Certain composting activities such as applying agricultural manures or composting agricultural by-products...
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...
Ohio’s composting regulations are a great model for the region and other parts of the country. Officials have designed rules to suit various land uses...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation asserts that promoting the recycling of organic materials through "composting, anaerobic digestion, land application, and other organics recycling...