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<br /> incapacitating reversible illness;or(2)pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human
<br /> health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or
<br /> otherwise managed
<br /> 14. Industrial solid waste. all waste generated from factories, processing plants and other
<br /> manufacturing enterprises that is not hazardous waste as defined in this section. Such waste
<br /> may include,but is not limited to,waste resulting from the following manufacturing processes:
<br /> Electric power generation; fertilizer/agricultural chemicals; food and related products/by-
<br /> products; inorganic chemicals, iron, and steel manufacturing; leather and leather products;
<br /> nonferrous metals manufacturing foundries; organic chemicals; plastics and resins
<br /> manufacturing; pulp and paper industry; rubber and miscellaneous plastic products; stone,
<br /> glass,clay,and concrete products;textile manufacturing; transportation equipment; and waste
<br /> treatment. The term does not include mining waste or gas waste.
<br /> 15. Inert Debris. solid waste which consists solely of material that is virtually inert or that is likely to
<br /> retain its physical and chemical structure under expected.conditions of disposal, including but
<br /> not limited to brick,block,rock,asphalt,and dirt.
<br /> 16. Landfill. a disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land, and
<br /> that is not a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a hazardous
<br /> waste long-term storage facility,or a surface storage facility.
<br /> 17.Medical waste. any solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of
<br /> human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of
<br /> biologicals, but does not include any hazardous waste identified or listed pursuant to Chapter
<br /> 130A,Article 9,of the North Carolina General Statutes,radioactive waste,household waste as
<br /> defined in 40 C.F.R. §261.4(b)(1)in effect on 1 July 1989,or those substances excluded from
<br /> the definition of solid waste in this Chapter.
<br /> 18.Municipal solid waste. any solid waste resulting from the operation of residential, commercial,
<br /> industrial, governmental, or institutional establishments that would normally be collected,
<br /> processed, and disposed of through a public or private solid waste program management
<br /> service. Municipal solid waste includes construction and demolition waste and inert debris.
<br /> Municipal solid waste does not include hazardous waste,sludge,industrial waste managed in a
<br /> solid waste management facility owned and operated by the generator of the industrial waste
<br /> for management of that waste,or solid waste from mining or agricultural operations.
<br /> 19. Non-reusable wood waste. trees cleared from land for any purpose other than sale as a commodity
<br /> or chipping for use on site or for sale.
<br /> 20. Open burning. The combustion of solid waste as a means of disposal of that waste.
<br /> 21. Open dump. a solid waste disposal site that does not have the permit or permits required by law or
<br /> which does not comply with the rules set forth in this ordinance.
<br /> 22. Pallet. A portable,wooden platform for handling, storing,or moving materials and packages used
<br /> in warehouses,factories,retail and wholesale sales locations and vehicles.
<br /> 23. Person. a person, group of persons, firm, company, corporation, association, partnership, unit of
<br /> local government,state agency,federal agency,or other legal entity.
<br /> 24. Processing. any technique designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or
<br /> composition of any solid waste so as to render it safe for transport; amenable to recovery,
<br /> storage,or recycling;safe for deposit;or reduced in volume or concentration..
<br /> 25. Project. a planned undertaking of construction,remodeling,deconstruction and demolition.
<br /> 26. Putrescible. solid waste capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity
<br /> as to cause nuisances from odors,gases or liquids,such as kitchen wastes,offal and carcasses.
<br /> 27. Radioactive waste material. solid waste containing any material,whether solid,liquid,or gas,that
<br /> emits ionizing radiation spontaneously.
<br /> 28.RCRA. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,Pub.L. 94-580, 90 Stat. 2795,42
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