WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Enrolled

Committee Substitute

for

Committee Substitute

for

Senate Bill 464

By Senators Plymale, Beach, Woelfel, Stollings, and Baldwin

[Passed April 9, 2021; in effect 90 days from passage]

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §22-15-24, relating to composting; clarifying that the composting of all organic materials, including food waste, is permissible; and requiring compost products sold to comply with the West Virginia Fertilizer Law.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 15.  SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT.

§22-15-24.  Composting authorized.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, composting of organic materials, including, but not limited to, yard waste, food scraps, food-processing residue, soiled or unrecyclable paper, animal carcasses, and agricultural waste may be disposed of by composting in this state.

(b) Any products sold as a result of composting are required to comply with the provisions of §19-15-1 et seq. of this code.