For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT 451 PLAN. The county solid waste management plan approved by the County Board of Commissioners, the city and by the Director of the Department of Natural Resources, pursuant to the requirements and provisions of Public Act 451 of 1994, being M.C.L.A. §§ 324.11501 et seq., as amended, and any amendments thereto adopted in accordance with said Act.
APPROVED GARBAGE GRINDER and APPROVED COMPOSTING METHOD. Garbage grinders and composting methods, respectively, which conform with all city ordinance requirements, are used exclusively to dispose of solid waste generated by the occupant of the site of generation on which they are located, and are consistent with the Act 451 Plan.
ASHES. The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, refuse, wastewater sludge or other combustible materials.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. The Kent County Board of Public Works established pursuant to the provisions of Act 185 of the state’s Public Acts of 1957, as amended.
COMBUSTIBLE WASTE. Solid waste that is combustible in the MBI as shall be determined solely by the Board of Public Works. COMBUSTIBLE WASTE shall include: garbage; combustible rubbish, such as paper; cardboard; cartons; wood; boxes, rags, cloth; bedding; leather; grass; leaves and brush; yard trimmings; tree limbs; timber; logs, and stumps six inches in diameter or less; carpeting; and combustible construction and demolition debris; and any other solid waste that is combustible in the MBI as shall be determined solely by the Board of Public Works. COMBUSTIBLE WASTE shall exclude: noncombustible solid waste, such as ashes; noncombustible rubbish; incinerator ash; incinerator residue; municipal and industrial sludges; animal waste; pathological and biological waste; asbestos and asbestos waste products; explosives; radioactive materials; appliances; concrete rubble; noncombustible construction and demolition debris; rock; gravel and earth materials; automobiles; trailers; equipment wire and cable; all waste other than solid waste (such as hazardous waste; site separated materials and source separated materials); and any other type of waste that is noncombustible in the MBI as shall be determined solely by the Board of Public Works.
COMMERCIAL OPERATION DATE. The date when the MBI has been completed and tested and is, in the sole opinion of the county, ready for full commercial operation.
COMPOSTING CONTRACTOR. An entity that collects compostable materials and delivers them to an offsite composting facility.
COUNTY. The County of Kent, Michigan, acting by and through its Board of Commissioners or its Department of Public Works.
DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director of the city.
DIRECTOR’S ASSISTANT. Any city employee authorized by the Director of City Services to issue violations pursuant to § 2.12 of this chapter.
DISPOSAL SITE. Any of the following:
(1) A solid waste transfer facility;
(2) A single incinerator having an average daily design capacity exceeding 50 tons of solid waste per day or two or more incinerators located at one site under the control of one person and having an aggregate average daily design capacity exceeding 150 tons of solid waste per day;
(3) A sanitary landfill;
(4) A solid waste processing plant; or
(5) Any other solid waste handling or disposal facility utilized in the disposal of solid waste.
GARBAGE. Rejected food wastes, including waste accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter, used or intended for food or that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables. Some of these wastes may be composted by an approved composting method or by delivery to a composting contractor.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Hazardous waste as defined in Act 451 and as identified in administrative rules promulgated from time to time pursuant to said Act by the Director of the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
MBI. The mass burn energy generating incinerator to be constructed by or on behalf of, or available by contract or lease with, the county within the city in accordance with the Act 451 Plan.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, public or private corporation, partnership, trust, public or private agency or any other entity, or any group of such persons.
PREMISES. Any enclosed area used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes, separately or in combination, to which a separate street address, postal address or box, tax roll description, or other similar identification has been assigned to or is in use by a person having control of the area.
RUBBISH. Nonputrescible solid waste, excluding ashes, consisting of combustible and noncombustible waste, including paper, cardboard, metal containers, yard rubbish, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, demolished building materials, or litter of any kind that may be a detriment to the public health and safety.
SITE OF GENERATION. Any premises in or on which solid waste is generated by any person.
SITE SEPARATED MATERIALS. Recyclable materials (including, but not limited to, bottles, cans, newspapers, corrugated containers, metals and yard rubbish) that are separated from solid waste after collection from a site of generation by the city, a waste hauler, or the operators of a disposal site to which it is delivered.
SOLID WASTE. Garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator ash, incinerator residue, street cleanings, municipal and industrial sludges, solid commercial and solid industrial waste, and animal waste; provided, however, that this definition shall not include hazardous waste, site separated materials, source separated materials, human body waste, liquid or other waste regulated by statute, ferrous and nonferrous scrap directed to a scrap metal processor or to a reuser of ferrous or nonferrous products, and slag or slag products directed to a slag processor or to a reuser of slag or slag products.
SOURCE SEPARATED MATERIALS. Recyclable materials (including, but not limited to, bottles, cans, newspapers, corrugated containers, metals and yard rubbish) that are separated from solid waste prior to the collection of solid waste from a site of generation.
TIPPING FEE. The fee established by the Board of Public Works to be charged upon delivery of combustible waste to the MBI.
WASTE HAULER. Any person engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of collecting, transporting, delivering or disposing of solid waste within the city.
YARD RUBBISH. Grass clippings, branches, twigs, leaves, brush, shrub clippings, tree limbs and general yard and garden waste materials.
(Prior Code, § 2.1) (Ord. effective 11-18-1985; Ord. effective 9-19-1988; Ord. effective 9-14-1991; Ord. effective 8-14-1992; Ord. effective 1-28-2005; Ord. effective 10-12-2018)