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| The Michigan Department of Natural Resource and Environment enacted legislation in 2007 that determines options for managing yard waste on a large scale. A key provision of this legislation is a requirement for composting facilities managing over 5,000 cubic yards of material annually to register with the DNRE. For more information about the follow this link, compost legislation - 2007.
Yard waste composting regulations Other Michigan Legislation In recent years, there have been a number of legislative proposals to exempt landfills from the yard waste ban. The bills require exempted landfills to demonstrate the capacity to successfully capture a significant amount of the methane generated from the decomposition of organic materials in landfills. The Michigan Recycling Coalition opposes the effort to exempt landfills from the yard waste ban for a number of reasons outlined in the documents below: MRC's Position on Yard Waste Ban Exemption Bills Analysis of Yard Waste Ban Exemption Bills, House Fiscal Agency Analysis |
Senate Bill 725, the latest bill that seeks to provide yard waste ban exemptions for landfills Michigan Standards and Specs Yard Clippings Testing Standards MDOT Composting Spec 04-06-2005 |
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