Galloway Township does not prohibit backyard composting, and New Jersey encourages it. Home compost of yard trimmings and vegetable scraps is allowed, provided the pile is not maintained so as to create odors, vermin or a public nuisance under the Property Maintenance Code.
No Township ordinance bans residential composting; New Jersey promotes home composting to divert yard and food waste. Compost bins for leaves, grass clippings and vegetable scraps are permitted. The limit is the general nuisance standard: Chapter 267 (Property Maintenance) requires premises be kept free of conditions that are unsightly or constitute a blighting factor or public nuisance, so a pile that generates strong odors, attracts rodents, or includes prohibited materials (meat, garbage) could draw a complaint. Keep the bin set back from lot lines and covered. Galloway also offers curbside leaf/yard-waste collection as an alternative.
Composting itself is not penalized. A pile that becomes a nuisance, odor source or rodent harborage can be cited under the Property Maintenance Code, with abatement notice and possible fines.
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