For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning.
BACKDOOR. At or near the back or side entrance to the building where garbage cans are placed so they can be conveniently and safely reached by contractor’s employees for collection. The location of the backdoor collection shall be no more than 200 feet from the street or nearest path traveled by the contractor’s collection vehicle.
BAG or BAGS. Customer supplied sacks designed to store MSW with sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by the top. Total weight of a bag and its contents shall not exceed 40 pounds.
BULKY WASTE. Household furniture, mattresses, bedding, plumbing fixture, ceramics and such items too large to place in garbage cans but not including white goods, yard waste or construction or demolition materials.
CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION DEBRIS (C AND D). Solid waste that is the direct byproduct of construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations performed by the resident or owner on buildings or other structures.
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR. That person, or his or her designee, designated by the Town to monitor and administer the provisions of the contract.
CURBSIDE. That 6 feet portion of the right-of-way immediately adjacent to the paved or traveled roadway of a public street and on private roadways set aside for public use and delivery of services.
DEHNR. The Department of Environmental Health and Natural Resources or any successor department or agency performing the same or similar duties for the state.
DISPOSAL SITE. A facility for disposal of municipal solid waste duly of the state and federal regulation promulgated as Subtitle D Landfill Facilities.
DUMPSTER. A metal or plastic container of not less than 4 cubic yards used to contain solid waste and serviced using a front-loading truck.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. Any federal, state, county, or local statute, law, regulation, rule, ordinance, code, directive, policy, license or permit, or any agreement imposing liability or standards of conduct or responsibility concerning or otherwise relating to environmental or health and safety matters, as amended from time to time and all as now or at any time hereafter may be in effect.
EXCLUDED WASTE. Any waste excluded by any applicable environmental law or excluded by any of the terms and conditions of any permits, licenses or approvals. This term shall also include other waste material (excluding solid waste) which poses an unreasonable risk or danger to the operation of safety of the company or the environment due to the chemical or physical characteristics of the waste.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. All materials or substances defined or characterized as hazardous waste by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, or any other agency pursuant to any environmental law and all current and future amendments thereto, and all regulation promulgated thereunder.
INFECTIOUS WASTE. Solid waste capable of producing an infectious disease. The types of waste designated as infectious are: microbiological waste, pathological waste, blood products and sharps.
MEDICAL WASTE. Any solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals, but does not include any hazardous waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 261.4.
MIXED WASTE. Waste, excluding recyclable material, but including combinations of yard waste, bulky items, white goods, construction and demolition waste which is placed at the curbside location in such a manner that is comingled together. Waste not prepared in accordance with this chapter.
MSW CART(S). Roll-out containers provided by the contractor of 95 gallon capacity made of plastic or like material on wheels and so constructed that it can be handled (dumped) by the contractor’s equipment used for collection.
MULTI-FAMILY UNIT. Any apartment complex, condominium complex, townhome complex and mobile home park having 10 or more units. Complexes receiving hand collection service as of June 30, 1998 shall not be required to utilize a dumpster(s).
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. Any solid waste, putrescible animal and plant material resulting from the handling, preparation, processing, consumption of food, including animal and vegetable matter with a minimum amount of liquid necessarily incident thereto (garbage) and other non-putrescible waste materials (refuse) resulting and generating from the day to day operation of a service location which may be disposed of in a sanitary landfill. MSW does not include special waste, excluded waste, yard waste, C and D waste, hazardous waste, sludge, mining, agricultural, infectious or medical waste except matter included in any other definition.
PUBLIC RECEPTACLE. A container placed by the Town on a street, street right-of-way or Town owned property for the convenience of the public who use the streets so that they may deposit items of garbage therein rather than litter the streets or property of the Town.
PUBLIC STREET. One which is open to and used by the public.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. A material that has been recovered or diverted from the non-hazardous waste stream for purposes of reuse, recycling, or reclamation, a substantial portion of which is consistently used in the manufacture of products that may otherwise be produced using raw or virgin materials, including newsprint, magazines, aluminum beverage cans, steel cans, glass, HDPE and PET plastic bottles number 1 through number 7, and household paper products, including junk mail, envelopes, cereal boxes, cardboard, and telephone books.
RECYCLE BIN. An 18 gallon plastic container supplied by contractor for collection of recyclables. The bins will have the Town seal, the contractor’s seal, the contractor’s phone number and the words “Recyclable Material” visible on the outside of bin.
RECYCLE CART. Roll-out containers provided by the contractor of 95 gallon capacity made of plastic or like material on wheels and so constructed that it can be handled (dumped) by the contractor’s equipment used for collection of recyclables.
SEPTAGE. Solid waste that is a fluid mixture of untreated and partially treated sewage solids, liquids and sludge of human or domestic origin.
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNIT. A residential location within the service area of the Town consisting of no more than 10 dwelling units unless otherwise authorized by the Town Manager, or receiving solid waste collection services in accordance with this chapter.
SLUDGE. Any solid, semi-solid or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, institutional or industrial waste-water treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility, or any other waste having similar characteristics and effects.
SMALL COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT. Any commercial entity approved by the Public Services Director to receive solid waste collection service within the service area of the Town in accordance with this chapter.
SPECIAL WASTE. Any waste which requires special or exceptional handling or requires approval from Department of Health and Natural Resources (DEHNR) for disposal, including without limitation any materials other than that which is typically found in household, commercial or municipal refuse, industrial waste, medical waste, ashes, sludge, residue from incineration, tires and asbestos. This term excludes nuclear and hazardous waste.
TOWN. The Town or a person, firm, or corporation, which, by contractual arrangement with the Town, provides municipal solid waste collection services for residences and commercial establishments.
WHITE GOODS. Inoperative or discarded refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, washers, dryers and other similar domestic appliances or parts thereof resulting from the normal maintenance of a service location.
YARD WASTE. Vegetative matter resulting from a resident’s normal landscaping maintenance of service locations, such as leaves, grass, trimmings, twigs, shrubbery, plant bedding, limbs, pine cones, Christmas trees and the like at a service location. The contractor shall dispose of all yard waste at Moore County Landfill.
(1989 Code, § 96.01) (Ord. passed 12-8-1953; Am. Ord. 775, passed 9-8-1998; Am. Ord. 1506, passed 6-11-2013)