Backyard composting is allowed in Cumberland County and Fayetteville. No ordinance bans home compost piles, but they must be managed so they do not create odors, attract vermin, or become a public health nuisance.
No Cumberland County or Fayetteville ordinance prohibits residential backyard composting of yard waste and food scraps. Fayetteville and its solid-waste program encourage keeping yard waste out of the landfill. The limit is nuisance-based: Fayetteville's property-maintenance code bars accumulations of plant growth or material that are noxious or detrimental to health, and the county can abate anything that becomes a public health nuisance. Keep the pile contained, turn it to control odor, avoid meat and dairy that draw rodents, and set it back from property lines. A well-managed enclosed bin will not violate the code; an open, rotting, rodent-attracting heap can be cited.
A compost pile that emits foul odors or harbors rodents can be declared a public health nuisance; the owner receives an abatement notice, and the city or county may remove it and bill the cost if ignored.
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