Compost Facilities
If you have brush, leaves, or other types of yard waste to dispose of, compost facilities can accept some materials and use them to make topsoil, mulch and other products. This reuse keeps these types of materials out of landfills, which not only saves landfill space, but also reduces greenhouse gas emissions from landfills.
You can manage small amounts of yard waste (and food waste) in your own backyard with a compost bin. We have compost bins for sale at a deep discount.
Yard waste – leaves, grass clippings, brush, tree trunks and stumps, prunings from trees and shrubs, etc.
Agricultural plant materials – plant material including items like stems, leaves, vines, roots, etc.
Animal waste – animal excreta, bedding, wash waters, incidental waste feed, and silage drainage
Food scraps – unprocessed and processed vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy products, meats, and other residuals
from food intended for human or animal consumption, and any compostable containers or compostable
serviceware that are commingled with the food scraps
Dead animals – (bodies or parts of a dead animal). Requires compliance with OAC Rule 3745-560-015
Raw rendering material – (body, part of a body, or product of a body of any dead animal that is unfit for human
consumption).Requires compliance with OAC Rule 3745-560-015.
The State of Ohio has regulations regarding registered solid waste composting facilities and categorizes facilities based on the materials they are allowed to accept.
Class 4 facilities can accept only yard waste and agricultural plant materials.
Class 3 facilities can accept yard waste, agricultural plant materials, animal waste, dead animals, raw rendering material.
Class 2 facilities can accept yard waste, agricultural plant materials, animal waste, dead animals, raw rendering material, and food scraps. (There are no licensed Class 2 facilities in Geauga or Trumbull Counties).
