COMMERCIAL WASTE: Solid waste which results from the operation of any commercial, industrial or institutional establishment.
HAZARDOUS WASTE: A waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may do either of the following:
A. Cause, or significantly contribute to, an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness.
B. Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of or otherwise managed.
MEDICAL WASTE: Means and includes, without limitation, biohazardous waste or sharps waste, waste that is generated or produced as a result of the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals. Medical waste may contain infectious agents. "Medical waste" does not include any of the following: waste containing microbiological cultures used in food processing and biotechnology and any containers or devices used in the preparation or handling of these cultures that is not considered to be an infectious agent; waste that is biohazardous such as paper towels, paper products, articles containing nonfluid blood and other medical solid waste products commonly found in the facilities of medical waste generators, hazardous waste, radioactive waste, waste generated from residential uses, or waste generated from normal and legal veterinarian, agricultural and animal livestock management practices on a farm or ranch.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS: Materials which are capable of being reprocessed or being manufactured and diverted to reuse and include, without limitation, office and higher grade paper, corrugated paper, newspaper, telephone books and cardboard, plastics, aluminum, ferrous metal, glass and tin.
SOLID WASTE: All putrescible and non putrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and discarded home and industrial appliances, dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge, which is not hazardous waste, and other discarded solid and semisolid waste.
Solid waste does not include hazardous waste or low level radioactive waste regulated under chapter 7.6 of division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code. Solid waste does not include medical waste which is regulated pursuant to the medical waste management act, chapter 6.1 of division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code, provided that the medical waste is not disposed of at a solid waste facility. Medical waste which has been treated and is deemed to be solid waste pursuant to the medical waste management act is considered solid waste. (Ord. 93-O-2186, eff. 3-15-1994)