§60.6120. What is yard waste?
40 C.F.R. § 60.6120
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:
Construction, renovation, and demolition wastes that are exempt from the definition of “municipal solid waste” in § 60.6145.
Clean wood that is exempt from the definition of “municipal solid waste” in § 60.6145.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 91 FR 11833, Mar. 10, 2026, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Source
Source: 36 FR 24877, Dec. 23, 1971, unless otherwise noted.