COMPOST Act

2020-02-28

Introduced in House

Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations that designate composting as a conservation practice and a conservation activity.

USDA must also issue regulations for determining whether a community is nearby for purposes of ensuring that bringing organic waste from the community to the farm to produce compost results in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

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