For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BULK WASTE. Any large item, not an appliance, that does not fit in county provided waste containers.
COLLECTION. The act of moving solid waste from point of generation to a processing or disposal facility.
COMPOST. Waste capable of being decomposed by microorganisms.
CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION DEBRIS. Waste building material resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations, either residentially or commercially.
CONTAINERS. County-provided wheeled containers specifically designed for curbside pick-up and mechanical dumping into the appropriate compatible collection vehicle, to include landfill bound waste and recyclables. CONTAINERS may also include non-reusable plastic sacks or bags designed for refuse with sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by top or scavenged by animals.
COUNTY. The unincorporated area of Franklin County, Kentucky. COUNTY will also refer to the appropriate office or employee of the county authorized to act as its agent in handling the pertinent matter of this subchapter.
DISPOSAL SITE. A depository for the processing or final disposal of solid waste, refuse or bulky waste, including, but not limited to, landfills, recycling facilities or compost sites.
DWELLING UNIT. Any room, group, or rooms located within a structure, and forming a single habitable unit intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating. DWELLING UNITS also includes rented buildings containing two contiguous single-family dwelling units.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Any waste or combination of wastes which is determined by the commonwealth’s Department for Environmental Protection to be hazardous, because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical or infectious characteristics; that may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness, or pose a substantial present or potential threat to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored or transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. Household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients, including, but not limited to, paints, cleaners, oils, batteries and pesticides, that contain potentially hazardous ingredients and require special care when disposed.
LANDFILL. Disposal facility where waste is buried in a sanitary manner.
LICENSED WASTE HAULER. An individual or company permitted and approved by the county to collect waste.
LIVESTOCK. Farm animals regarded as assets located on farms in the unincorporated areas of the county.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, or organization of any kind, or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns.
PROCESSING. Recycling, composting, baling, shredding, compacting and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified or solid waste quantity is reduced.
RECYCLING. The process by which waste and other materials are reclaimed and returned to reuse.
SOLID WASTE. Any garbage, refuse, sludge and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations, but does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharge. SOLID WASTES include the following.
(1) COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE. Waste generated by stores, offices, restaurants, educational, healthcare, correctional or any other non-manufacturing or institutional activity.
(2) INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE. Waste generated by industrial processing or manufacturing.
(3) MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. Residential solid waste.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. The process of discarding or getting rid of unwanted material.
TRANSPORTATION. The transporting of solid waste from the place of collection or processing to a solid waste processing facility or a solid waste disposal area.
WASTE TIRES. A tire that is no longer suitable for its original purpose or one deemed by its owner ready for disposal.
WHITE GOODS. Inoperative and discarded household or commercial appliances.
YARD WASTE. Leaves, small branches, and grass clippings from a residence in a pile limited to the size of ten feet in length by five feet in width by three feet in height, with branches stacked parallel to one another. Ends of woody material should not exceed six inches in diameter. Two county personnel members should be able to dispose of yard waste. Tree root balls and wood gardening materials should be disposed of in the resident’s trash bin or at the county landfill; weeds should be discarded in the resident’s trash bin or dropped off at a county yard waste event—these items are unsuitable for the road department wood chipper.
(Ord. 17 (1990), passed 8-10-1990; Ord. 2-2019, passed 3-12-2019; Ord. 10-2023, passed 9-28-2023)