HB 4460 Summary

• Establishes comprehensive regulatory framework for materials utilization facilities including composting facilities, materials recovery facilities, anaerobic digesters, and innovative technology facilities under Michigan's environmental protection law.

• Creates tiered approval system requiring notification for small class 1 composting facilities, registration (with $750 fee, 5-year term) for medium class 1 composting facilities and materials recovery facilities handling 100+ tons annually, and general permit approval (with $1,000 fee, 5-year term) for large class 1 and class 2 composting facilities.

• Establishes compostable material management requirements including class 1 and class 2 material definitions, finished compost testing standards, and restrictions on foreign matter content (maximum 1% by weight on 4-millimeter screen for facilities subject to general permit requirements).

• Sets location and operational standards for composting facilities including minimum distances from property lines (50-100 feet), residences (200-300 feet), water bodies (100-200 feet), water supply wells (800-2,000 feet), and schools/hospitals (500 feet).

• Requires annual reporting of compostable material volumes by county of origin, finished compost production, and on-site inventory; mandates finished compost testing for facilities producing over 2,000 cubic yards annually using US Composting Council standards.