The following words and phrases, when used in
this chapter, shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise,
the meanings given to them in this section:
APPLICANT
A person desirous of being authorized as a collector.
BILLING UNIT
A room, group of rooms or enclosure located upon a residential property, as hereinafter defined, and used, intended to be used or available to be used as human habitation. The term shall not include a boardinghouse or hotel as those terms are defined in the Pen Argyl Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
108).
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BOROUGH
The Borough of Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
COLLECTOR
A person authorized to collect, transport and dispose of
municipal waste from the Borough of Pen Argyl.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Real estate upon which there is conducted a nonmanufacturing
or nonprocessing business, including but not limited to stores, markets,
office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, theaters, boardinghouses
and hotels.
[Amended 11-6-2012 by Ord. No. 669, approved 11-6-2012]
DISPOSAL
The incineration, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling,
leaking or placing of municipal waste into or on the land or water
in a manner that the waste or a constituent of the waste enters the
environment, is emitted into the air or is discharged into the waters
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
DISPOSAL SITE
Any site, facility, location, area or premises to be used
for the disposal of municipal waste.
GARBAGE
All animal and vegetable waste attending or resulting from
the handling, dealing, storing, preparation, cooking and consumption
of foods.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Any real estate upon which there is conducted manufacturing
or processing, including but not limited to factories, foundries,
mills, processing plants, refineries and the like.
INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY
Any real estate upon which there is conducted service to
persons, including but not limited to hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages,
schools and universities.
MANAGEMENT
The entire process or any part thereof of storage, collection,
transportation, processing, treatment and disposal of municipal waste
by any person engaging in such process.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial, lunchroom or office waste
or other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material resulting from the operation of residential, municipal,
commercial or institutional properties and from community activities
and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous
waste from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment
plant, wastewater treatment plant or air-pollution control facility
(Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act 97, Section 103).
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, municipal authority, federal government or
agency, state institution and agency or any other legal entity whatsoever
which is recognized by law as being subject to the rights and duties
of a person.
PROCESSING
Any technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume
or bulk of municipal 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,
incinerators, recycling facilities and resource recovery facilities.
REFUSE
The collective term applying to all garbage, rubbish, ashes,
leaves and grass trimmings from residential, municipal, commercial
or institutional premises.
REGULAR
At least one time per week.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
One or more rooms with provision for cooking, living, sanitary
and sleeping facilities arranged for the use of one family and intended
for housing of that family for a period of time longer than 30 days.
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SOLID WASTE
Any waste, including but not limited to municipal, residual
or hazardous wastes, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous materials (Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act 97, Section
103).
STORAGE
The containment of any municipal waste on a temporary basis
in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of such waste, and
it shall be presumed that the contamination of any municipal waste
in excess of one year constitutes disposal.
TRANSPORTATION
The off-site removal of any municipal waste from the Borough
of Pen Argyl.
Any person transporting solid waste within the
Borough of Pen Argyl shall prevent or remedy any spillage from vehicles
or containers used in the transport of such solid waste.