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impoundment, an injection well, a hazardous waste long-term storage
<br />facility, or a surface storage facility.
<br />16. Medical waste. any solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis,
<br />treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research
<br />pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals, but
<br />-does not include any hazardous waste identified or listed pursuant to
<br />Chapter 130A, Article 9, of the North Carolina General Statutes,
<br />radioactive waste, household waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 261.4(b)(1) in
<br />effect on 1 July 1989, or those substances excluded from the definition of
<br />solid waste in this Chapter.
<br />17. Municipal solid waste. any solid waste resulting from the operation of
<br />residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or institutional
<br />establishments that would normally be collected, processed, and disposed of
<br />through a public or private solid waste program management service.
<br />Municipal solid waste includes construction and demolition waste and inert
<br />debris. Municipal solid waste does not include hazardous waste, sludge,
<br />industrial waste managed in a solid waste management facility owned and
<br />operated by the generator of the industrial waste for management of that
<br />waste, or solid waste from mining or agricultural operations.
<br />18. Non-reusable wood waste. trees cleared from land for any purpose other than
<br />sale as a commodity or chipping for use on site or for sale.
<br />19. Open burning. The combustion of solid waste as a means of disposal of that
<br />waste.
<br />20. Pallet. A portable, wooden platform for handling, storing, or moving
<br />materials and packages used in warehouses, factories, retail and wholesale
<br />sales locations and vehicles.
<br />21. Person. a person, group of persons, firm, company, corporation,
<br />association, partnership, unit of local government, state agency, federal
<br />agency, or other legal entity.
<br />22. Processing. any technique designed to change the physical, chemical, or
<br />biological character or composition of any solid waste so as to render it
<br />safe for transport; amenable to recovery, storage, or recycling; safe for
<br />deposit; or reduced in volume or concentration.
<br />23. Project. a planned undertaking of construction, remodeling, deconstruction
<br />and demolition.
<br />24. Putrescible. solid waste capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with
<br />sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances from odors, gases or liquids,
<br />such as kitchen wastes, offal and carcasses.
<br />25. RadLOactive waste material. solid waste containing any material, whether
<br />solid, liquid, or gas, that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously.
<br />26. RCRA. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Pub.L. 94-580, 90
<br />Stat. 2795, 42 U.S.C. ~ 6901 et seq. as amended.
<br />27. Recovered material. a material that has known recycling potential, can be
<br />feasibly recycled, and has been diverted or removed from the solid waste
<br />stream for sale, use, or-reuse. In order to qualify as a recovered
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