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Definitions

  • Municipal Solid Waste Unwanted or discarded solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material from residential, commercial and industrial sources, excluding solid waste consisting of significant quantities of hazardous waste, land-clearing debris, demolition debris, biomedical waste, sewage sludge and scrap metal.
  • Construction and Demolition Waste Waste building materials and packaging resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and demolition operations on houses, commercial buildings and other structures, excluding asbestos, clean fill, or solid waste containing greater than de minimis quantities, of (A) radioactive material (B) hazardous waste and (C) liquid and semi-liquid materials, including, but not limited to, adhesives, paints, coatings, sealants, preservatives, strippers, cleaning agents, oils and tars.
  • Bulky Waste land clearing debris and waste resulting directly from demolition activities other than clean fill.
  • Land Clearing Debris Trees, stumps, branches, or other wood generated from clearing land for commercial or residential development, road construction, routine landscaping, agricultural land clearing, storms, or natural disasters.
  • Recycling The processing of solid waste to reclaim material there from and make into new products.
  • Yard Trimmings Leaves, grass clippings, weeds, branches up to one (1) inch in diameter and prunings from yards or gardens.
  • Hazardous Waste Any waste material which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly disposed of, treated, stored, transported, or otherwise managed.

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