The following words and phrases as used in this chapter
shall have the meaning ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
ACT or ACT 97
The Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act of 1980 (P.L. 380, No.
97, July 7, 1980).
AGRICULTURAL WASTE
Poultry and livestock manure, or residual materials in liquid or
solid form, generated in the production and marketing of poultry, livestock,
fur-bearing animals and their products, provided that such waste is not a
hazardous waste. The term includes the residual materials generated in producing,
harvesting and marketing of all agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and
agricultural crops or commodities grown on what are usually recognized and
accepted as farms, forests or other agricultural lands.
BULKY WASTE
Large items of solid waste, including but not limited to appliances,
furniture, large auto parts, trees, branches or stumps, which may require
special handling due to their size, shape or weight.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those properties used primarily for commercial or industrial purposes
and multiple-dwelling residential buildings with central waste collection
systems provided by the owner or landlord.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events that are sponsored by the public or private agencies or individuals
that include but are not limited to fairs, bazaars, socials, picnics and organized
sporting events attended by 200 or more individuals per day.
COMPOST
A mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is
used for fertilizing and conditioning land.
CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION WASTE
All municipal and residual waste building materials, grubbing waste
and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and demolition
operations on houses, commercial buildings and other structures and pavements.
COUNCIL
The Municipal Council of the Municipality of Murrysville.
DEPARTMENT
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
DISPOSAL
The incineration, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking
or placing of solid waste into or on the land or water in a manner that the
solid waste or a constituent of the solid waste enters the environment, is
emitted into the air or is discharged into the waters of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
FAMILY FARM CORPORATION
A corporation of which at least 75% of its assets are devoted to
the business of agriculture and at least 75% of each class of stock of the
corporation is continuously owned by members of the same family. The business
or agriculture shall not be deemed to include:
(1)
Recreational activities, such as but not limited to hunting, fishing,
camping, skiing, show competition or racing.
(2)
The raising, breeding or training of game animals or game birds, fish,
cats, dogs or pets or animals intended for use in sporting or recreational
activities.
(4)
Stockyard and slaughterhouse operations.
(5)
Manufacturing or processing operations of any kind.
FARM
Any parcel of land containing five or more acres which is used for
gain in the raising of agricultural products, livestock, poultry and dairy
products. It includes necessary farm structures within the prescribed limits
and the storage of equipment used. It excludes the raising of fur-bearing
animals, riding academies, livery or boarding stables and dog kennels.
GARBAGE
Any solid waste derived from animal, grain, fruit or vegetable matter
that is capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity
to cause such nuisances as odors, gases or vectors.
HAULER or PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Any person, firm, corporation, association or corporation who has
been licensed by the Municipality or its designated representative to collect,
transport and dispose of refuse for a fee as herein prescribed.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any solid waste or combination of solid wastes, as defined in the
Act, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or
infectious characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase
in mortality or an increase in morbidity in either an individual or the total
population; or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health
or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed
of or otherwise managed.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment engaged in manufacturing or processing, including
but not limited to factories, foundries, mills, processing plants, refineries,
mines and slaughterhouses.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, including
but not limited to hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, churches, day-care
centers, schools and universities.
MULTIFAMILY RENTAL PROPERTIES
Any properties having more than one dwelling unit per structure for
which the owner, landlord or agent authorizes municipal waste collection services.
Properties with more than one unit per structure for which individual occupants
authorize municipal waste collection services are to be considered as residences.
MUNICIPAL ESTABLISHMENT
Public facilities operated by the Municipality and other governmental
and quasi-governmental authorities.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste and other material,
including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting
from operation of residential, municipal, commercial or institutional establishments
and from community activities, and any sludge not meeting the definition of
residual or hazardous waste under Act 97 from a municipal, commercial or institutional
water supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution
control facility. The term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
MUNICIPALITY
The Municipality of Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, state institution and agency, or any other legal entity
which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any provisions
of this chapter prescribing a fine, imprisonment or penalty, or any combination
of the foregoing, the term "person" shall include the officers and directors
of any corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors.
PROCESSING
Any technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume or bulk
of municipal or residual waste or any technology used to convert part or all
of such waste materials for off-site reuse. Processing facilities include,
but are not limited to, transfer facilities, composting facilities and resource
recovery facilities.
REFUSE
All solid waste materials which are discarded as useless.
RESIDUAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, other discarded material or other waste, including
solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials resulting from an
industrial, mining or agricultural water supply treatment facility, wastewater
treatment facility or air pollution control facility, provided that it is
not hazardous. The term "residual waste" shall not include coal refuse as
defined in the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act. Residual waste shall not include treatment sludges from coal mine
drainage treatment plants, disposal of which is being carried on pursuant
to and in compliance with a valid permit issued pursuant to the Clean Streams
Law.
RUBBISH
All nonputrescible municipal waste except garbage and other decomposable
matter. This category includes but is not limited to ashes, bedding, cardboard,
cans, crockery, glass, paper, wood and yard cleanings.
SCAVENGING
The unauthorized and uncontrolled removal of material placed for
collection or from a solid waste processing or disposal facility.
SEWAGE TREATMENT RESIDUES
Any coarse screenings, grit and de-watered or air-dried sludges from
sewage treatment plants and pumpings from septic tanks or septage which are
a municipal solid waste and require proper disposal under Act 97.
SOLID WASTE
Any waste, including, but not limited to, municipal residual or hazardous
wastes, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material.
STORAGE
The containment of any waste on a temporary basis in such a manner
as not to constitute disposal of such waste. It shall be presumed that the
containment of any waste in excess of one year constitutes disposal. This
presumption can be overcome by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
TRANSFER STATION
Any supplemental transportation facility used as an adjunct to solid
waste route collection vehicles.
TRANSPORTATION
The off-site removal of any solid waste at any time after generation.