“Compost” means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid waste stream, or which are separated at a centralized facility. “Compost” includes vegetable, yard, and wood wastes which are not hazardous waste.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 40116
Definitions
Known as the California Integrated Waste Management Act
The act spans §§ 40000–49654 (1,051 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 3
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