(a) Subject to Env-Sw 608.02, no permit shall be required for a composting facility that receives solid waste from off-site generators, provided that:

1. (1) The aggregate area of the facility’s waste collection, storage, and processing areas, including areas used for feedstock mixing and active composting, does not exceed 600 square feet;
2. (2) The facility receives for composting no more than 5 cubic yards of solid waste during any 30 day period; and
3. (3) The composting process is conducted in a manner consistent with “Community Composting Done Right: A Guide to Best Management Practices,” March 2019, published by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, accessed as noted in Appendix B.

(b) Facilities described in (a) above may compost any combination of the following:

1. (1) Yard waste or farming crop residuals;
2. (2) Source-separated food waste, including meat, and dairy matter;
3. (3) Compostable paper, packaging, containers, bags, and serviceware;
4. (4) Animal manure; or

5. (5) Approved bulking agents as defined in Env-Sw 102.

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   Appendix A: State Statutes Implemented

   Rule Sections

   Statute(s) Being Implemented

   Env-Sw 600

   RSA 149-M:6, III; RSA 149-M:7, II, III, V, VIII, XIV, XV; RSA 149-M:9

   Appendix B: Incorporated Reference

   Rule (Env-Sw)

   Reference (Date/Edition)

   Obtain From (Cost)

   Env-Sw 605.05(a)

   Test method for Examination of Composting and Compost (TMECC)(2002)

   United States Composting Council

   https://www.compostingcouncil.org/store/ViewProduct.aspx?id=13656204

   ($450.00)

   Env-Sw 608.04(a)(2)

   Manual of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Agriculture in New Hampshire: Nutrient Best Management Practices for Agriculture Nonpoint Source Pollution (2019)

   New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food.

   https://www.agriculture.nh.gov/publications-forms/documents/best-management-practices-bmp-manual.pdf

   Env-Sw 608.05(a)(3)

   Community Composting Done Right: A Guide to Best Management Practices (2019)

   Institute for Local Self-Reliance

   https://ilsr.org/composting-bmp-guide/