HI HB895

Defines "organic waste" to include green waste, food waste, food-soiled paper, and untreated wood waste that is compostable and comes from plant or animal sources.

Establishes a priority for organic waste diversion in the state's solid waste management hierarchy, alongside source reduction, recycling, bioconversion, landfilling, and incineration.

Updates the state's solid waste reduction goals to 40% by January 1, 2025, and 70% by January 1, 2030, through source reduction, recycling, organic waste diversion, and bioconversion.

Creates specific organic waste diversion benchmarks requiring large food vendors, hotels, and entities generating over 104 tons annually to divert by 2025; restaurants and large generators (over 26 tons) by 2030; and multifamily complexes (over 18 tons) by 2034, with a statewide landfill ban on organic waste by January 1, 2035.

Requires counties to incorporate organic waste diversion goals into their integrated solid waste management plans and assess the feasibility of diverting organic waste.