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~'a~~~~~ <br />~~°~ ~ ~ <br />23 <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 />1$. Landfill. The term "landfill" means a disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where <br />waste is placed in or an 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 19$9, 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. T7ze 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. T'he 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. Putrescibde. T'he 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 />2$. 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). <br />z3 <br />