For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BANNED MATERIAL. Any solid waste, recyclable or other material of which the disposal at the transfer station is restricted or forbidden.
BULKY WASTES. Large items of solid waste such as household appliances, furniture, automobile, large auto parts, trees, branches, stumps and other oversized waste whose size precludes or complicates their handling by normal solid waste collection, processing or disposal methods.
COLLECTION CENTER. A staffed facility that is owned or operated by the county at which county people residing in the county can bring their recyclables and solid waste.
COMPOST. Biodegradable material that is managed in a way to promote its decomposition so that a usable soil amenity is produced.
CONSTRUCTION WASTE. Waste building materials, packaging and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and demolition operations on pavements, houses, commercial buildings and other structures.
DEMOLITION WASTE. Concrete, bricks, uncontaminated earth, untreated wood waste clean of nails or other hardware, and other solid wastes as approved by the county.
GARBAGE. All putrescible wastes, including animal and vegetable matter, animal offal and carcasses, and recognizable industrial by-products, but excluding sewage, human waste and any liquid waste.
GREENBOX SITE. Any place owned, leased, rented or otherwise operated by the County Sanitary Landfill Department at which solid waste is collected in open dumpsters.
HAULER. Any person or company that hauls solid waste or recyclables.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Any solid, liquid or other waste products or combination thereof which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause or contribute to adverse health effects on persons, other organisms or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. Hazardous waste that is generated in the residential sector, generally of less quantity and toxicity than hazardous waste, but may cause public health or environmental problems if not managed in a special manner, as is more specifically defined by 40 C.F.R. parts 257 and 258 of the Federal Register.
ILLEGAL DUMPING. Any action which contributes to the illegal accumulation of litter, solid waste or recyclables.
LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL (LCID). Facility operated by the county which accepts yard waste, land clearing and inert debris, appliances, tires and vehicle batteries.
LITTER. Any amount of solid waste or recyclables which has been disposed of, discarded or abandoned improperly or illegally including solid waste and recyclables on road sides, in water or on public or private lands. LITTER does not include biodegradable material collected in a safe manner for composting purposes, junk as regulated by the Chapter 111 of this code, or solid waste or recyclables collected on a person's own property to be used for some legal, safe purpose as approved by the Commissioners or their authorized representative.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, governmental unit, organization, partnership, corporation or company.
PRIVATE HAULER. Any person or company that hauls solid waste or recyclables for a fee.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. Administrator of the County Solid Waste Department.
RECOVERED MATERIAL. Discarded materials that are reused in some fashion and would otherwise be solid waste.
RECYCLABLE CORRUGATED CARDBOARD. Paper boxes and other thick layered brown paper used in shipping or receiving which paper dealers are willing to purchase.
RECYCLABLES. Those materials which are capable of being recycled and which otherwise would be processed or disposed of as solid waste.
RECYCLING COLLECTOR. Any person or private hauler that collects recyclables.
RECYCLING CONTAINER. Any container maintained by the County Solid Waste Department that is used to collect recyclables.
RECYCLING COORDINATOR. The Supervisor of the county recycling program and collection center sites.
RESIDENTIAL WASTE. Solid waste generated in the day to day activities of households.
SOLID WASTE. Garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash and other discarded solid materials not recycled including solid waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations and from community activities, but does not include solids or dissolved materials in domestic sewage or other significant pollutants in water resources, such as silt, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial waste water effluents, dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or other common water pollution.
SOLID WASTE COLLECTOR. Any person who collects or transports solid waste.
SOLID WASTE CONTAINER. Any container maintained by the County Solid Waste Department that is used to collect and/or store solid waste.
SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. The union of the county landfill and recycling programs which is supervised by the County Public Works Director.
SOLID WASTE WARDEN. The county employee responsible for executing much of the enforcement provisions of this chapter, with a specific emphasis on curtailing illegal dumping.
SUPERVISOR OF SANITARY LANDFILL. The Supervisor of the county sanitary landfill or his or her authorized representative.
SWAP SHOP. Any area at the county collection centers at which recyclables, reusables and/or other reusable solid waste are deposited, given or traded to be taken or received by other interested persons.
TRANSFER STATION. Facility used for staging and bulking of county solid waste prior to transport to approved sanitary landfill.
YARD WASTE. All biodegradable clearing debris and vegetative matter including lawn clipping, leaves, brush, stumps and garden refuse.
(Ord. passed 12-6-1993)