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<br />09-05-2001
<br />15. Inert Debris. solid waste which consists solely of material that is virtually inert or that is
<br />likely to retain its physical and chemical structure under expected conditions of disposal,
<br />including but not limited to brick, block, rock, asphalt, and dirt.
<br />16. Landfill. a disposal facility or part of a disposal facility where waste is placed in or on land,
<br />and that is not a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an injection well, a
<br />hazardous waste long-term storage facility, or a surface storage facility.
<br />17. Medical waste. any solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or
<br />immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production
<br />or testing of biologicals, but does not include any hazardous waste identified or listed
<br />pursuant to Chapter 130A, Article 9, of the North Carolina General Statutes, radioactive
<br />waste, household waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 261.4(b)(1) in effect on 1 July 1989, or
<br />those substances excluded from the definition of solid waste in this Chapter.
<br />18. Municipal solid waste. any solid waste resulting from the operation of residential,
<br />commercial, industrial, governmental, or institutional establishments that would normally be
<br />collected, processed, and disposed of through a public or private solid waste program
<br />management service. Municipal solid waste includes construction and demolition waste and
<br />inert debris. Municipal solid waste does not include hazardous waste, sludge, industrial
<br />waste managed in a solid waste management facility owned and operated by the generator of
<br />the industrial waste for management of that waste, or solid waste from mining or agricultural
<br />operations.
<br />19. Non-reusable wood waste. trees and vegetation cleared from land for any purpose other than
<br />sale as a commodity or chipping for use on site or for sale.
<br />20. Open burning. The combustion of solid waste as a means of disposal of that waste.
<br />21. Open dump. a solid waste disposal site that does not have the permit or permits required by
<br />law or which does not comply with the rules set forth in this ordinance.
<br />22. Pallet. A portable, wooden platform for handling, storing, or moving materials and packages
<br />used in warehouses, factories, retail and wholesale sales locations and vehicles.
<br />23. Person. a person, group of persons, firm, company, corporation, association, partnership, unit
<br />of local government, state agency, federal agency, or other legal entity.
<br />24. Processing. any technique designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character
<br />or composition of any solid waste so as to render it safe for transport; amenable to recovery,
<br />storage, or recycling; safe for deposit; or reduced in volume or concentration.
<br />25. Project. a planned undertaking of construction, remodeling, deconstruction and demolition.
<br />26. Putrescible. solid waste capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient
<br />rapidity as to cause nuisances from odors, gases or liquids, such as kitchen wastes, offal and
<br />carcasses.
<br />27. Radioactive waste material. solid waste containing any material, whether solid, liquid, or gas,
<br />that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously.
<br />28. RCRA. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Pub.L. 94-580, 90 Stat. 2795,
<br />42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. as amended.
<br />29. Recovered material. a material that has known recycling potential, can be feasibly recycled,
<br />and has been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream for sale, use, or reuse. In order
<br />to qualify as a recovered material, a material must meet the requirements of N.C.G. S. § 130-
<br />309.05(c).
<br />30. Recyclable construction and demolition material clean wood waste, and metals (except
<br />closed drums and tanks), resulting generally from construction, remodeling, repair, or
<br />demolition operations on pavement, buildings, or other structures.
<br />31. Recyclable material. The term "recyclable material" includes, but is not limited to,
<br />recyclable construction and demolition materials, aluminum, drink boxes, cornxgated
<br />cardboard and Kraft paper, glass bottles and jars, magazines, ferrous and nonferrous scrap
<br />metals, motor oil, newspaper, office paper, scrap paper, plastic bottles including milk jugs,
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