Residential backyard composting is allowed in Osceola County. Keep the pile contained and free of odor and pests so it does not become a Chapter 23 nuisance. Bona fide farm composting is protected by the state Right to Farm Act.
Osceola County does not prohibit homeowners from composting yard and kitchen scraps for their own garden use. A backyard compost pile should be contained, turned, and kept free of foul odor, vermin, and vector-attracting food waste; a neglected or smelly pile can be cited as a nuisance under the county's Chapter 23 property-maintenance provisions. Composting as part of a bona fide agricultural operation is shielded from nuisance claims by Florida's Right to Farm Act (FS 823.14). Commercial or large-scale composting operations are separately regulated as solid-waste facilities by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
No penalty for a tidy backyard pile; an odor- or pest-generating pile can be cited as a nuisance under Chapter 23 with orders to abate.
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