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Melly’s tracks organic waste rules in all 50 states and DC. Last checked October 14, 2026.
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Statewide law 11
- CaliforniaStatewide law
Local rules in: San Francisco · Los Angeles · San Diego
- ConnecticutStatewide law
- District of ColumbiaStatewide law
- MarylandStatewide law
- MassachusettsStatewide law
- New HampshireStatewide law
- New JerseyStatewide law
- New YorkStatewide law
Local rules in: New York City
- Rhode IslandStatewide law
- VermontStatewide law
- WashingtonStatewide law
Local rules in: Seattle
Starts later 1
Narrow rules or goals only 2
- HawaiiGoals + narrow rules
Local rules in: Honolulu
- IllinoisGoals + narrow rules
City rules only 4
- ColoradoCity rules only
Local rules in: Denver · Aspen · Boulder · Longmont · Fort Collins · Durango
- MinnesotaCity rules only
Local rules in: Hennepin County
- OregonCity rules only
Local rules in: Metro Portland
- TexasCity rules only
Local rules in: Austin
None yet 33
- AlabamaNo state or local mandate found
- AlaskaNo state or local mandate foundAnchorage: voluntary only
- ArizonaNo state or local mandate foundPhoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff: voluntary only
- ArkansasNo state or local mandate found
- DelawareNo state or local mandate found
- FloridaWatching
Local rules in: Miami-Dade County
- GeorgiaNo state or local mandate foundAtlanta: voluntary only
- IdahoNo state or local mandate foundBoise: city curbside compost service (not a mandate)
- IndianaNo state or local mandate found
- IowaNo state or local mandate foundIowa City: city compost service (not a mandate)
- KansasNo state or local mandate found
- KentuckyNo state or local mandate foundLouisville: voluntary only
- LouisianaNo state or local mandate foundNew Orleans: voluntary drop-off only
- MichiganNo state or local mandate foundAnn Arbor: city compost service (not a mandate)
- MississippiNo state or local mandate found
- MissouriNo state or local mandate foundSt. Louis, Kansas City: voluntary only
- MontanaNo state or local mandate foundMissoula, Bozeman: voluntary only
- NebraskaNo state or local mandate found
- NevadaNo state or local mandate foundLas Vegas, Reno: none
- New MexicoNo state or local mandate foundSanta Fe, Albuquerque: voluntary only
- North CarolinaNo state or local mandate foundCharlotte, Durham, Chapel Hill/Carrboro: voluntary only
- North DakotaNo state or local mandate found
- OhioNo state or local mandate foundColumbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati: voluntary only
- OklahomaNo state or local mandate found
- PennsylvaniaNo state or local mandate foundPhiladelphia, Pittsburgh, State College: voluntary/municipal service
- South CarolinaNo state or local mandate found
- South DakotaNo state or local mandate found
- TennesseeNo state or local mandate foundNashville: voluntary only
- UtahNo state or local mandate foundSalt Lake City: business & multifamily RECYCLING ordinance only
- VirginiaWatching
- West VirginiaNo state or local mandate found
- WisconsinNo state or local mandate foundMadison: voluntary/pilot
- WyomingNo state or local mandate found
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