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<br /> 16. Inert Debris. The term "inert debris" means solid waste which consists solely of material
<br /> that is virtually inert or that is likely to retain its physical and chemical structure under
<br /> expected conditions of disposal, including but not limited to brick, block, rock, asphalt, and
<br /> dirt.
<br /> 17. Land-clearing debris. The term "land-clearing debris"means solid waste which is generated
<br /> solely from land-clearing activities and which does not contain recyclable materials or
<br /> municipal solid waste.
<br /> 18. Landfill. The term "landfill" means a disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where
<br /> waste is placed in or on land,and that is not a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment,
<br /> an injection well,a hazardous waste long-term storage facility,or a surface storage facility.
<br /> 19. Medical waste. The term "medical waste" means any solid waste which is generated in the
<br /> diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining
<br /> thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals, but does not include any hazardous
<br /> waste identified or listed pursuant to Chapter 130A, Article 9, of the North Carolina General
<br /> Statutes, radioactive waste, household waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 261.4(b)(1) in effect
<br /> on 1 July 1989, or those substances excluded from the definition of solid waste in this
<br /> Chapter.
<br /> 20. Municipal solid waste. The term "municipal solid waste" means any solid waste resulting
<br /> from the operation of residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or institutional
<br /> establishments that would normally be collected,processed, and disposed of through a public
<br /> or private solid waste program, management service. Municipal solid waste includes
<br /> construction and demolition waste and land clearing and inert debris waste. Municipal solid
<br /> waste does not include hazardous waste, sludge, industrial waste managed in a solid waste
<br /> management facility owned and operated by the generator of the industrial waste for
<br /> management of that waste,or solid waste from mining or agricultural operations.
<br /> 21. Non-reusable wood waste. The term "non-reusable wood waste" shall mean trees and
<br /> vegetation cleared from land for any purpose other than sale as a commodity or chipping for
<br /> use on site or for sale.
<br /> 22. Open burning. The term"open burning"means the combustion of solid waste as a means of
<br /> disposal of that waste.
<br /> 23. Open dump. The term "open dump"means a solid waste disposal site that does not have the
<br /> permit or permits required by law or which does not comply with the rules set forth in this
<br /> ordinance.
<br /> 24. Person. The term "person" shall mean a person, group of persons, firm, company,
<br /> corporation, association, partnership, unit of local government, state agency, federal agency,
<br /> or other legal entity.
<br /> 25. Processing. The term "processing" means any technique designed to change the physical,
<br /> chemical, or biological character or composition of any solid waste so as to render it safe for
<br /> transport; amenable to recovery, storage, or recycling; safe for deposit; or reduced in volume
<br /> or concentration.
<br /> 26. Project. The term "project" shall mean a planned undertaking of construction, remodeling,
<br /> deconstruction and demolition.
<br /> 27. Putrescible. The term "putrescible" means solid waste capable of being decomposed by
<br /> microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances from odors, gases or liquids,
<br /> such as kitchen wastes,offal and carcasses.
<br /> 28. Radioactive waste material. The term "radioactive waste material" means solid waste
<br /> containing any material, whether solid, liquid, or, gas, that emits ionizing radiation
<br /> spontaneously.
<br /> 29. RCRA. The term "RCRA" means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,
<br /> Pub.L. 94-580,90 Stat.2795,42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.as amended.
<br /> 30. Recovered material. The term "recovered material" means a material that has known
<br /> recycling potential,can be feasibly recycled,and has been diverted or removed from the solid
<br /> waste stream for sale, use, or reuse. In order to qualify as a recovered material, a material
<br /> must meet the requirements of N.C.G.S. § 130-309.05(c).
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