Regulations last checked for updates: Jan 30, 2025

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 08, 2025
§ 62.15370 - What is yard waste?

Yard waste is grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs, and clippings from bushes and shrubs. They come from residential, commercial/retail, institutional, or industrial sources as part of maintaining yards or other private or public lands. Yard waste does not include two items:

(a) Construction, renovation, and demolition wastes that are exempt from the definition of “municipal solid waste” in § 62.15410.

(b) Clean wood that is exempt from the definition of “municipal solid waste” in § 62.15410 of this subpart.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401
source: 43 FR 51393, Nov. 3, 1978, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 62.15370