For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPLICANT. A person desirous of being authorized as a “collector”.
COLLECTOR. The incineration, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of municipal waste into or on the land or water in a manner that the solid waste or a constituent of solid waste enters the environment, is emitted into the air, or is discharged to the waters of the state.
DISPOSAL AREA. Any site, location, area, incinerator, resource recovery facility, or premises to be used for the ultimate disposal of municipal waste.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT. Any establishment engaged in service to persons including, but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools, and universities.
JUNKED OR ABANDONED VEHICLE. A motor vehicle not bearing a currently valid motor vehicle registration, and which is not capable of operation without mechanical repair, adjustment, or replacement of a part or parts.
MANAGEMENT. The entire process or any part thereof of storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment, and disposal of municipal wastes by any person engaging in such process.
MUNICIPAL WASTE. Any garbage, refuse, industrial, lunchroom, or official waste and other material including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial, industrial, or institutional establishments and from community activities, except farm produced manure, other agricultural waste, and food processing waste used on land where such materials will improve the condition of the soil, the growth of crops, or the restoration of the land for the same purposes, and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous wastes as defined in the state’s Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 et seq.).
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution, cooperative enterprise, municipal authority, federal government or agency, state institution and agency, or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PROCESSING. Any technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume or bulk of municipal waste or any technology used to convert part or all of such waste materials for off-site reuse. PROCESSING FACILITIES include, but are not limited to, transfer facilities, composting facilities, and resource recovery facilities.
REFUSE. All materials which are discarded as useless.
REGULAR. At least three or more times per month.
SOLID WASTE. Any garbage, refuse, industrial, lunchroom or office waste, and other material including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial, industrial, or institutional establishment and from community activities, except farm produced manure, other agricultural waste, and food processing waste used on land where such materials will improve the condition of the soil the growth of crops, or the restoration of the land for the same purposes, and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous wastes as defined in the state’s Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 et seq.).
STORAGE. The containment of any waste on a temporary basis in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of such waste. It shall be presumed that the containment of any waste in excess of one year constitutes disposal. This presumption can be overcome by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
TOWNSHIP. Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
TRANSPORTATION. The off-site removal of any municipal waste at any time after generation.
(Ord. 1988-1, passed 4-12-1988)