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Committee reports bill to encourage local composting, organic‑waste segregation and school design changes

Senate of Virginia · January 28, 2026

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Summary

SB2226 would let localities prefer locally produced compost, enable ordinances requiring large generators to separate organic waste, and require new school construction to accommodate segregation of food/organic waste; the committee substitute removed a DGS procurement preference and the bill was reported.

A sponsor presented SB2226 as a three‑part measure: permitting local procurement preference for locally produced compost, authorizing local ordinances that require certain large organic waste generators to segregate waste, and requiring new school construction to plan for segregation of organic/food waste.

The committee substitute removed a provision that would have required the Department of General Services (DGS) to award state procurement to Virginia‑produced compost unless the price was more than 4% higher; the substitute left intact local discretion and the bill’s other provisions on school facility planning. The substitute was moved, seconded and the committee voted to report SB2226 (9 yes, 5 no). No detailed fiscal note was discussed in the excerpt provided.