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3 <br /> I . HAZARDOUS WASTES : Solid wastes, or a combination of solid <br /> w use of its quantity, concentration or physical , <br /> clIllfrag 1„ tious characteristics may : <br /> L.i <br /> ( 1 ) Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in <br /> mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or <br /> incapacitating reversible illness ; or <br /> ( 2 ) Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to <br /> human health or the environment when improperly <br /> treated, stored,• transported, disposed of or otherwise <br /> managed. <br /> J. INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE : Solid wastes generated by industrial <br /> processes and manufacturing . <br /> K . INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE: Solid wastes generated by <br /> educational , health care , correctional , and other institutional <br /> facilities . <br /> L. LAND CLEARING DEBRIS : Solid waste that is generated solely <br /> from land-clearing activities . <br /> • <br /> M. LANDFILL: A disposal facility or part of a disposal facility <br /> where waste is placed in or on land and that is not a land <br /> treatment facility, a surface impoundment; an injection well , a <br /> hazardous waste long-term storage facility or a surface storage • <br /> facility . <br /> • <br /> _ <br /> N . MEDICAL WASTE: Any solid waste that is generated in the <br /> diagnosis , treatment , or immunization of human beings or animals , <br /> in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing <br /> of biologicals , but does not include any hazardous waste, <br /> radioactive waste, household waste as defined in 40 C . F .R. <br /> 261 . 4 ( b ) ( 1 ) , or those substances excluded from the definition of <br /> "solid waste" in this ordinance . Sharps are:. considered medical <br /> waste if they come from .a health care facility. <br /> 0. MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: Solid waste resulting from the <br /> operation of residential , commerteiaa , industrial , governmental , <br /> or institutional establishments that would normally be collected, <br /> processed, and disposed of through a public or private solid <br /> waste management service . Municipal solid waste does not include <br /> hazardous waste, sludge, or solid waste from mining or <br /> agriculture . <br /> P . MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY: Any publicly-or <br /> privately-owned solid waste management facility permitted by the <br /> Department of Environment , Health and Natural Resources that <br /> receives municipal solid waste for processing , treatment , or <br /> disposal . <br /> Q . PATHOLOGICAL WASTE: Human tissues , organs , and body parts , <br /> and the carcasses and body parts of any animals that were known <br /> 2 <br />