I've been doing some research on the regulations regarding composting operations. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) refers to composting as a processing operation; the regulations for processing operations can be found under Solid Waste Management Rules on the DEQ website.
I haven't completely read through all of the processing operation regulations, but from my initial observation it looks like the most important aspects concerning our composting operation is the maximum cubic yardage of our composting wastes and the feed stocks used in the operation. I will do some further reading to determine if there is anything else we need to consider.
Kyle
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I was making some searches about regulations as well and came across this website: http://www.recycle.cc/compostregs.htm#Idaho
ReplyDeleteFor those wishing to set up a site, it states: Interested parties are requested to contact the jurisdictional health department for the county in which the activity is proposed for specific requirements and a pre-application meeting. The state's Department of Agriculture regulates sales of compost sold as fertilizer if sold at retail so we'd have to look at those regulations if we are looking into making a commercial product.
Robin