Backyard composting is allowed and strongly encouraged in Boulder County. The county's Zero Waste program provides compost collection, but home compost piles must not create odor, pest, or rubbish nuisances.
Boulder County runs an aggressive Zero Waste program and supports both curbside compost collection and home composting. Residential backyard compost piles for yard trimmings and food scraps are permitted in unincorporated areas and are encouraged to divert organics from landfill. Piles should be maintained so they do not attract rodents or bears, generate offensive odors, or become an accumulation of rubbish, all of which the county's nuisance and rubbish provisions can address. Large-scale or commercial composting operations are a distinct use requiring Land Use Code review and approval, and are not the same as a household compost bin.
A compost pile that becomes an odor, pest, or rubbish nuisance can prompt a code-compliance notice with a correction deadline in unincorporated areas.
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