§ 94.36 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms shall have the meanings herein defined.
   "ACCEPTABLE SOLID WASTE." Solid waste normally collected from households and industrial and commercial establishments for disposal at a sanitary landfill but does not include nonprocessible solid waste that has been properly rejected by the company at the facility in accordance with Section 4.01 of the municipal contract, and unacceptable waste.
   "ACTUAL ACCEPTANCE DATE." The date the facility is deemed accepted as provided for in Subsection 7.05(a) of the facility contract dated December 1, 1986, or the date upon which there has been a facility buy-down under Article 9 or Article 10 thereof, whichever occurs first.
   "ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN." The detailed operating plan for the facility provided for in Section 5.10 of the municipal contract.
   "ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN." The detailed service plan described in Section 5.10 of the municipal contract.
   "APPROVED CONTAINER." Standard containers, dumpster-type containers, roll-off containers, and special containers used for the transportation, storage, or disposal of refuse, consistent with the provisions of this subchapter.
   "ASHES." The cold residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, or other combustible materials.
   "BUNDLE." Boxes, cartons, paper, trimmings, and similar matter bound so as not to exceed four feet in length and six and one-half feet in perimeter and which shall not weigh over 75 pounds.
   "COLLECTOR." Any person, firm, corporation, or governmental agency or entity, or the like which engages in the business of collecting and/or removing refuse within this municipality.
   "COMPANY." Wallingford Resource Recovery Associates, L.P. or its lawful successor under the service contract dated December 1, 1986, or the facility contract.
   "CONTAINER." An approved container.
   "CRRA." The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority.
   "DIRECTOR." The Director of Public Works of this municipality or his authorized representative.
   "DUMPSTER-TYPE CONTAINER." A dumpster-type container which is designed to allow collection and storage of refuse at a specific site, which is so constructed that the container can be emptied by the equipment used for collection into the collection equipment at the storage site, which has a tight-fitting cover or closure and which is of watertight construction where intended or used for storage of garbage or liquid wastes.
   "FACILITY." The solid waste disposal and resource recovery facility to be constructed and operated in the Town of Wallingford, Connecticut by the company pursuant to the Facility Contract and the service contract and all appurtenant structures and equipment.
   "FACILITY CONTRACT." The facility contract for design and construction of a resource recovery facility between CRRA and the company, a copy of which is on file in the Town Clerk's office.
   "GARBAGE." All putrescible wastes except sewage and body wastes, including vegetable and animal offal.
   "HEALTH DIRECTOR." The Health Director of this municipality or his authorized representative, or any person or agency performing the functions of the Health Director.
   "LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY." The Legislative Council of this municipality.
   "MUNICIPAL CONTRACT." The municipal solid waste delivery and disposal contract between CRRA and this municipality, a copy of which is on file in the Town Clerk's office.
   "MUNICIPALITY." The Town of Hamden.
   "NONPROCESSIBLE SOLID WASTE." The following categories of solid waste (other than unacceptable waste):
      (1)   Street sweepings;
      (2)   Noncombustible construction materials and demolition debris, including masonry, brick and stone, structural steel, re-bar, and structural shapes;
      (3)   Oversized bulky waste, that is, items which exceed seven feet by three feet by five feet in size;
      (4)   Tree stumps, logs, brush, and combustible demolition debris which exceeds four feet in length and four inches in diameter or four inches in thickness; and
      (5)   Other items not normally burned in a mass-burn facility, such as white goods and engine blocks, the processing of which would cause damage to the facility (except for ordinary wear and tear.
   "PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY."
      (1)   Any of the Towns of Cheshire, Hamden, North Haven, and Wallingford, the City of Meriden and any other Connecticut municipality which shall enter into an agreement with CRRA for disposal of waste by the system, which agreement is generally the same as the municipal contract; and any other Connecticut municipality delivering solid waste to the system pursuant to the terms of the municipal contract.
   "PERMITTEE." A person who is granted a permit by the municipality under the terms of this subchapter during the time such permit is valid.
   "PERSON." Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity or organization of any kind.
   "PERSON IN CHARGE." The foreman or other person in charge of the solid waste disposal area.
   "RECYCLABLE MATERIALS." Materials suitable for recycling.
   "RECYCLING." A method of reducing the volume of wastes which results in the separation, extraction, refinement or utilization of materials, including, but not limited to, aluminum or other metal cans and products, glass, high-grade paper, newsprint and cardboard, which may then be marketed or delivered for reuse in manufacturing or other processes.
   "REFUSE." Garbage, ashes, and rubbish, but not unacceptable waste as herein defined.
   "RESIDUE." That material remaining after the processing of solid waste at the facility and includes solid waste accepted but not processed at the facility.
   "RESIDUE DISPOSAL SITE." The properly licensed and permitted site or sites specified by CRRA to be used for the processing for disposal or the disposal of residue, nonprocessible solid waste, and all acceptable solid waste not accepted at the facility.
   "RESIDUE DISPOSAL SITE OPERATING PLAN." The detailed operating plan for the residue disposal site provided for in the service contract.
   "ROLL-OFF CONTAINER." A removable container designed to be left at a location to be filled with refuse, then by means of special equipment, to be transported to another location where it is emptied for disposal of its contents.
   "RUBBISH." All nonputrescible waste materials except ashes, including but not limited to paper, cardboard, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and industrial wastes. The term rubbish as used herein shall not mean nor shall it include in its meaning unacceptable waste.
   "SERVICE CONTRACT." The waste disposal services contract between CRRA and the company for the processing and disposal of acceptable solid waste at the facility, a copy of which is on file in the Town Clerk's office.
   "SOLID WASTE." Unwanted and discarded solid materials, consistent with the meaning of that term pursuant to Section 22a-260(7) of the Connecticut General Statutes. Semi-solid and liquid materials of the type that are customarily collected and treated in a municipal sewage and/or water treatment system are not solid waste nor, for the purposes of this subchapter, is unacceptable waste.
   "SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AREA." The sanitary landfill operated by this municipality or such other area as may be designated by the Director as a solid waste disposal area for the disposal of refuse, but shall not include the facility or the residue disposal site.
   "SPECIAL CONTAINER." Any other storage container approved by the Director which does not violate any of the provisions of this subchapter.
   "STANDARD CONTAINER." A watertight, plastic or metal container with handles or bails, having a tight-fitting cover, not weighing over 35 pounds when empty, not weighing over 75 pounds when filled, and not having more than a 32-gallon capacity.
   "STATE." The State of Connecticut.
   "SYSTEM." The complete resource recovery system, including the facility and the residue disposal site, for the processing or disposal of acceptable solid waste and nonprocessible solid waste.
   "UNACCEPTABLE WASTE."
      (1)   Explosives, pathological waste, hazardous chemicals or materials, radioactive materials, sludges, cesspool or other human waste, human and animal remains, motor vehicles, liquid wastes, and hazardous substances as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as it may be amended from time to time hereafter, and any analogous federal, state, or local law, ordinance, rule, or regulation as may be applicable at the time of delivery of waste to the system, other than such insignificant quantities of the foregoing as are customarily found in normal household, industrial, and commercial waste and as are permitted by law to be treated and disposed of in facilities not specifically permitted or licensed to treat or dispose of such materials, including hazardous substances;
      (2)   Any item of waste, either smoldering or on fire;
      (3)   Wastes in quantities and concentrations which by law require special handling in their collection or processing; and
      (4)   All other items of waste which, at the time of delivery to the system, would be likely to pose a threat to health or safety, or would not normally be disposed of in a sanitary landfill, except that if such waste would be legally processible at the facility, even though it could not be disposed of at a sanitary landfill before being so processed, it shall not be unacceptable waste at the facility, or would be prohibited by any judicial decision, order or action of any federal, state, or local government or any agency thereof, or any other regulatory authority, or any applicable law or regulation, from being processed at the facility.
(Ord. 286, passed 2-6-89)