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<br />• SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE
<br /> ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 11 17
<br /> SECTION I . PURPOSE AND STATUTORY AUTHORITY
<br /> The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate the storage ,
<br /> collection , transportation, use , disposal and other disposition
<br /> of solid wastes in ORANGE COUNTY. This ordinance is adopted
<br /> pursuant to the authority contained in G.S . 153A-121 - 132 . 1 ,
<br /> -136 , -274 through -278 , and -291 through -293 , and 130A-309 . 09,
<br /> -309 . 09A, -309 . 09B, and -309 . 09D . Unless otherwise indicated,
<br /> this ordinance pertains to all solid waste activity in
<br /> unincorporated Orange County .
<br /> SECTION II . DEFINITIONS
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<br /> The following definitions apply in the interpretation and
<br /> enforcement of this ordinance .
<br /> A . BOARD: Board of Commissioners of Orange COuntg . .
<br /> B . BULKY WASTE: Large items of solid waste such as household
<br /> appliances , furniture, automobiles , large auto parts , trees , ,
<br /> branches , leaves, stumps , and other oversize wastes whose large
<br /> size precludes or complicates their handling by normal solid
<br /> waste collection, processing or disposal methods .
<br /> C. CLEAN WOOD WASTE: Clean wood waste, from construction or
<br /> demolition activity, that is not treated and free ofipaint.
<br /> D. COLLECTION: The act of removing solid waste for materials
<br /> that have been separated for the purpose of recycling ) to a
<br /> transfer station, processing facility, or disposal facility .
<br /> E . COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE: Solid wastes generated by stores ,
<br /> offices , restaurants, warehouses , and other non-manufacturing
<br /> activities , excluding residential and industrial waste.
<br /> F . CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE: Solid waste resulting
<br /> solely from construction, remodeling , repair, or demolition
<br /> operations on buildings, or other structures , but does not
<br /> include inert debris, land-clearing debris , yard debris , or
<br /> used asphalt, asphalt mixed with dirt, sand, gravel , rock,
<br /> concrete, or similar nonhazardous material .
<br /> G. DEPARTMENT: The Departmentbf ,Envireonmenti Health and Natural
<br /> Resources (DEHNR) .
<br /> H. GARBAGE: All putrescible solid waste, including animal offal
<br /> and carcasses , and recognizable industrial by-products , but
<br /> excluding sewage and human wastes .
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