Exempts community gardens operating on-site composting systems or other systems of managing organic waste from certain DEP permits under certain conditions.
This bill exempts community gardens from needing certain environmental permits when they manage organic waste through on-site composting systems. It applies to gardens using food waste collected separately from other trash, limiting weekly processing to 200 gallons (or scaled for properties over 5,000 sq ft). Gardens must use all compost on-site or distribute/sell it per New Jersey DEP rules for Class C recyclables. The exemption removes regulatory barriers under the state's Solid Waste Management and Recycling Acts.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 14, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024
How they voted
73–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 80
Dec 19, 2024
D
Democratic52
88% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
lower
Nov 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee
lower
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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