(a) Applicability. This chapter shall apply to any person that collects, removes, transports, or disposes of solid waste or recyclable material in Loudoun County. Except where expressly excluded in this chapter, solid waste shall include, but not be limited to, municipal solid waste, construction waste, demolition waste, debris waste, vegetative waste, yard waste, and inert waste. This chapter shall not apply to the collection, removal, transportation, or disposal of any materials other than solid waste or recyclable material.
(b) Exclusions. This chapter shall not apply to the following uses or activities:
(1) Any individual residing in Loudoun County who collects, processes, transports, or disposes solely of his or her own solid waste or recyclable material that was generated by his or her household, whether or not that person receives compensation, provided that such transportation does not result in the loss of any material being transported or such disposal does not occur in an unlawful manner or at an unlawful site;
(2) The collection, removal, transportation, or disposal of solid waste or recyclable material performed solely in any incorporated town within the boundaries of Loudoun County unless and until the governing body of any such town, by appropriate action, indicates its intention to have the collection, removal, transportation, or disposal of solid waste or recyclable material covered by the provisions of this chapter. Upon the taking of such action by the governing body of any such incorporated town, the provisions of this chapter shall apply fully to any collection, removal, transportation, or disposal of solid waste or recyclable material in such incorporated town.
(Ord. 02-09. Passed 5-20-02.)