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Agricultural Waste

Agricultural Waste

Agricultural Waste is unwanted or unsalable materials produced wholly from agricultural operations directly related to the growing of crops or raising of animals for the primary purpose of making a profit or for a livelihood. 

Some examples of agricultural waste include:

  • Grape Vines

  • Fruit Bearing Trees

  • Vegetables

  • Date Palm Fronds

Agricultural wastes do not include items such as:

  • Trash

  • Plastic

  • Rubber

  • Garbage

  • Tires

  • Pallets

  • Oil Filters

  • Broken Boxes

  • Chemically Treated Wood

  • Material Containing Asbestos

  • Packaging Material and Boxes

  • Pesticide and Fertilizer Containers

  • Construction and Demolition Material

  • Ornamental or Landscape Vegetation (e.g. Grass, Weeds, and Tree Trimmings)

  • Any Other Material Produced in the Packaging or Processing of Agricultural Products

Orchard or vineyard waste or any other material, generated as a result of land use conversion to nonagricultural purposes is not agricultural waste.

 

 

Agricultural Waste


 

Agricultural Waste is unwanted or unsalable materials produced wholly from agricultural operations directly related to the growing of crops or raising of animals for the primary purpose of making a profit or for a livelihood. 

 

Some examples of agricultural waste include:

  • Grape Vines

  • Fruit Bearing Trees

  • Vegetables

  • Date Palm Fronds

 

Agricultural wastes do not include items such as:

 

  • Trash

  • Plastic

  • Rubber

  • Garbage

  • Tires

  • Pallets

  • Oil Filters

  • Broken Boxes

  • Chemically Treated Wood

  • Material Containing Asbestos

  • Packaging Material and Boxes

  • Pesticide and Fertilizer Containers

  • Construction and Demolition Material

  • Ornamental or Landscape Vegetation (e.g. Grass, Weeds, and Tree Trimmings)

  • Any Other Material Produced in the Packaging or Processing of Agricultural Products

Orchard or vineyard waste or any other material, generated as a result of land use conversion to nonagricultural purposes is not agricultural waste.

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