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extended for an additional term of two (2) years, or from July 1, 2005 until June 30, 2007, as <br /> agreed to by the parties. <br /> SECTION 2 <br /> Definitions: Terms used in this contract are defined as follows: <br /> Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA): An amendment to the federal Solid Waste <br /> Disposal Act of 1965, RCRA was enacted in 1976. Within this contract the acronym RCRA <br /> does not only refer to the Statute itself, but also to corresponding regulations codified in the Code <br /> of Federal Regulations (CFR), guidance, and policy. The definitions that follow are based on <br /> those established by RCRA, and are intended to reflect the meaning created by RCRA. <br /> Hazardous Waste: A waste with properties that make it dangerous, or capable of having a <br /> harmful effect on human health and the environment. As determined by RCRA, hazardous <br /> wastes are specifically defined as wastes that meet a particular listing description(Listed Wastes) <br /> or that exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste (Characteristic Waste). <br /> Characteristic Waste: Waste that is considered hazardous under RCRA because it exhibits any of <br /> four different measurable properties: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity. <br /> Listed Wastes: Wastes that are considered hazardous under RCRA because they meet specific <br /> listing descriptions. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)has applied the listing criteria <br /> to hundreds of specific industrial wastestreams. These wastes are grouped into four lists located <br /> at 40 CFR Part 261, Subpart D. Each listed waste is assigned a hazard code by the EPA to <br /> indicate its reason for listing a waste. <br /> Acutely Hazardous Waste: As defined by RCRA, Acutely Hazardous Wastes are Listed Wastes <br /> that are accompanied by the hazard code (H) and are subject to stricter management standards <br /> than most other wastes. <br /> Household Hazardous Waste (HHW): Waste generated by a household that could technically be <br /> hazardous waste (as defined above) but that is exempt by RCRA from the definition of hazardous <br /> waste. <br /> Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator(CESQG): A commercial business, facility or <br /> other non-household entity that produces less than 100 kilograms (kg) of hazardous waste, or less <br /> than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste, per calendar month. <br /> Universal Waste: As Codified by 40 CFR Part 273, Universal Wastes are certain widely <br /> generated hazardous wastes with special management provisions intended to ease the <br /> management burden and to facilitate recycling. <br /> Generator: Any person whose act first creates or produces a hazardous waste, used oil, or <br /> medical waste, or first brings such material into RCRA regulation. <br /> 2 <br />