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E7 <br /> FL I PirFfi)10'3 <br /> j] L <br /> partnership, corporation ,- unit of local government , state agency, <br /> federal agency, or other legal entity. <br /> R . PUTRESCIBLE: Solid waste capable of being decomposed by <br /> microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances <br /> from odors and gases , such as kitchen wastes , offal , and animal <br /> carcasses . <br /> S . PROCESSING: Any technique designed to change the physical , <br /> chemical , or biological character or composition of any solid <br /> waste so as to render it safe for transport; amenable to <br /> recovery, storage, or recycling; safe for disposal ; or reduced in <br /> volume or concentration. <br /> T. RADIOACTIVE WASTE: Waste containing any material , whether <br /> solid, liquid, or gas , that emits ionizing radiation <br /> spontaneously . <br /> U . RECYCLING: The process by which solid waste or recovered <br /> materials are collected, separated, or processed, and reused or <br /> returned to use in the form of raw materials or products . <br /> V. REFUSE: Solid wastes , excluding garbage and ashes , collected <br /> from residences , commercial establishments , and institutions . <br /> W. REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE: Blood and body fluids in individual <br /> containers in volumes greater than 20 ml . , microbiological waste , <br /> and pathological waste that has not been treated pursuant to <br /> rules promulgated by the Department. <br /> X. RESOURCE RECOVERY: The process of obtaining material or <br /> energy resources from discarded solid waste that no longer has <br /> any useful life in its present form and preparing the solid waste <br /> for recycling. <br /> Y. SANITARY LANDFILL: A facility for disposal of solid waste on <br /> land in a sanitary manner in accordance with the rules concerning <br /> sanitary landfills adopted pursuant to G.S . Ch. 130A, article 9 . <br /> Z . SCRAP TIRE : A tire that is no longer suitable for its <br /> original , intended purpose because of wear , damage, or defect . <br /> AA. SEPTAGE: Solid waste that is a fluid mixture of untreated <br /> and partially treated sewage solids , liquids , and sludge of human <br /> or domestic origin that is removed from a septic tank system. <br /> BB . SHARPS: Needles , syringes , and scalpel blades . <br /> CC . SLUDGE: Any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated <br /> from a municipal , commercial , institutional , or industrial <br /> wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air <br /> pollution control facility, or any other waste having similar <br /> characteristics and effects . <br /> 3 <br />