Organic Waste Disposal
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Waste Material Accepted
Recycling facilities are regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and follow the regulations as defined in the Texas Administrative Code Title 30 Environmental (Chapter 330 – Municipal Solid Waste, Chapter 328 – Waste Minimization and Recycling, and Chapter 332 – Composting).
Nature’s Way Resources Nature’s Way Resources is a green waste recycling facility operating under Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Authorization #47028. Prohibited materials for composting or mulch include: creosote, CCA treated wood, painted wood, glass, metal, plastic, concrete, asphalt, roofing shingles, brick, etc. Violators will be fined as per below (see end of document), up to and including having tipping privileges revoked. See below for a list of Nature’s Way’s accepted materials.
Materials Accepted General
30 TAC 332.3 (d)(1)(A) source separated yard trimmings, clean wood material,
vegetative material, paper and manure.
30 TAC 332.21 Source separated meat, fish, dead animal carcasses, oils,
greases, or dairy materials.
Possible Feedstock
Each material is looked at on a case-by-case basis, and is accepted based on need, exact material type, & possible contaminants. Dumping (Tipping) fees vary based on the cost of processing and handling & government regulation. Please see our Tipping rate sheet for general fee structure. Nature’s Way Resources reserves the right to reject any material we deem not acceptable. Please call our office for current availability as the following list is not inclusive but just a sample of possible materials that can be recycled by composting.
Upon accepting feedstock material, Nature’s Way Resources owns and retains all rights to any revenue of any form generated from the acceptance, processing, and sale of products produced from the waste feedstock material. The waste generator is no longer responsible for the waste as long as it meets all governmental regulations.
Livestock & Animal Related
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– Manure and bedding from zoos, rodeos, racetracks, veterinary hospitals, stables, etc.
– Cow or horse manure and bedding (wood shavings)
– Manure sludge and sludge cake from animal waste water treatment
– Chicken/turkey litter and bedding
– Molasses and sludge residues from feeding tanks
– Animal mortalities (dead animals such as chickens and other poultry, cows, city and county animal control, etc.)
Agriculture Related
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– Rice hulls
– Cotton burr wastes
– Pecan hulls (shelling operations) and other wastes
– Egg shells, shrimp shells, crap shells, etc.
– Oysters and shells
– Fish manure and sediment from fish farms
– Coconut shells, peanut shells, etc.
– Grain dust
– Baggasse (sugarcane waste)
– Sugarcane processing waste
Food Processing
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– Companies/packing houses/distribution centers (wax coated cardboard, other)
– Coffee grounds, teas, chocolate wastes, etc.
Dairy by-products (cheese, whey, etc.)
Bakery wastes (bread, cakes, crackers, butter, etc.)
Candy manufactory wastes
Diatomaceous earth from filters (food processing to water treatment)
Beverages (out of date or off-spec, soft drinks, etc.)
Fruit and vegetable
Grain and grain dust, mills, elevators, haulers (trucks & barges), etc.
Sugar and confectionery wastes
Meat and poultry
Seafood and fish offal
Slaughter house wastes and renderings (hoofs, hide, horn, hair)
Food packaging companies (vegetative, paper, cardboard, etc.)
Food processing waste (and waste water)
Food processing sludge
Off spec food and out of date food
Off spec alcohol and other beverages (also confiscated alcohol)
Out of date beer/alcohol and other beverages from distributors
Hair, feathers, seeds, etc.
Bycatch from fishing industry
Paunch manure
Grocery Stores & Restaurant Waste
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Produce
Deli (meat, cheese, wax coated packaging, fats, trimmings, etc.)
Bakery items, old goods, etc.
Non-recycled cardboard (wet or wax coated)
Meat/bones scraps (renderings)
Floral waste
Out of date food, beer, juice, etc.
Industrial & Governmental Waste
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Wood pulp from sludge and or waste water (paper mills)
Sugar and syrup wastes (liquid and solid)
Wax coated cardboard
Paper companies wood short fiber/pulp
Granite dust from stone carving companies
Drywall (sheetrock) from new construction only (case by case basis)
Seaweed from beach cleanups
Brewery, winery, and distillery waste
Untreated sawdust
Cotton fluff from diaper manufacturing
ATF – confiscated alcohol and tobacco
Out of date beer, wine, liquor, etc.
Cotton lint from cleaning/manufacturing
Telephone books, newspapers
Grain dust (barges, elevators, trains, trucks)
Floral waste and trimmings
Other..
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Topsoil, fill dirt, sand, brick, concrete, asphalt, rock or gravel, etc. may be accepted for other uses than composting. Call our office for current availability.
Fines
Penalties will be assessed as per the following:
First instance $250 fine
Second instance $500 fine
Third instance $1000 with written warning of a final notice stating they will no longer be using our facility due to the ongoing contamination issues.
Branches/Leaves/Grass:
First instance $100 fine
Second instance $200 fine
Third instance $300 with written warning of a final notice stating they will no longer be using our facility due to the ongoing contamination issues.
Disposal Rates Schedule
Debagged leaves or grass free of contaminants
- chipped/shredded brush and limbs
- sawdust
- wood shavings etc. free of contaminants
- manures and bedding
- tree trimmings
- brush
- limbs and prunings
- mixed loads of brush
- trunks and logs
Food waste (free of plastic, glass, metal, etc.), call for exceptions
“Pull-Offs”
Palm trunk surcharge: 0-3 yards $25.00 / 3-6 yards $50.00 / 6+ yards $75.00
For other organic materials, liquid wastes, or contract rates, please call or visit our website for additional information.
Contaminated loads will forfeit their tipping (dump) fee AND will be assessed a $100.00 per load reloading fee.
Nature’s Way Resources is an organic waste recycling facility, as defined in the Texas Register under Title 30, Chapter 332, operating under MSW Authorization # 47028. Prohibited materials include: creosote, CCA treated wood, painted wood, glass, metal, plastic, asphalt, roofing shingles, etc. Violators will be prosecuted and dumping privileges revoked.
