As used in this chapter, the following words shall have
the meanings indicated:
BULK WASTE
An item of solid waste larger than two by two by four feet or heavier
than 50 pounds.
CARDBOARD
A thick paperboard, including but not limited to corrugated boxes,
cardboard cartons, pasteboard and similar corrugated materials.
COMMERCIAL SECTOR
Those persons generating solid waste at businesses, including retail
stores, banks and financial institutions, business and professional offices,
personal service establishments, mortuaries and funeral homes, restaurants,
taverns, hotels, motels, theaters, recreational establishments, pet shops
and veterinary establishments, automobile sales establishments, gasoline stations,
car washes and agricultural endeavors.
CURBSIDE COLLECTION
The practice whereby solid waste, including recyclables, is placed
at or near the roadside, where it may be picked up by a hauler for transportation
to a solid waste management - resource recovery facility
DISPOSAL FACILITY
Any solid waste management plant or site under contract or obligated
to receive solid waste originating from within the Town of Ellicott.
DISPOSAL FEE
The fee charged by any disposal facility under contract with the
Town of Ellicott.
DROPOFF AREA
Any area designated from time to time by the Town Supervisor or her
designee (as hereinafter provided) where persons can bring recyclables for
aggregation and further transport to a materials recovery facility.
HAULER
A contractor providing collection of solid waste or recyclables as a service in the town, under license issued by the Supervisor or her designee and subject to the rules and regulations and fee schedule of the Supervisor or her designee as provided for in §
115-5 of this chapter and any amendments thereto.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Any material, natural or manufactured, which, by itself or in concentration
with other like or dissimilar material, will contaminate to environmentally
unsafe levels the atmosphere, soil or water, whether above or below the ground.
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
Those persons generating solid waste at establishments primarily
concerned with manufacturing or other substantial physical/chemical processing
of materials, which operations result in strong or offensive odors, vibrations,
excessive noise, smoke or dirt, or heavy truck traffic, including manufacturing
establishments; warehouses and wholesale distributors; freight and trucking
terminals; and heavy machinery sales, service and repairs.
INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR
Those persons generating solid waste at public, eleemosynary and
similar establishments, including schools, churches, hospitals, psychiatric
centers, government offices and garages and nursing homes.
MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY
A type of solid waste management — resource recovery facility,
duly designated pursuant to this chapter, at which recyclables are aggregated
and processed for eventual transportation to markets, where said materials
can be beneficially reused or distributed for beneficial reuse.
NEWSPAPERS
A paper product printed on newsprint, including all newspapers, newspaper
advertisements and comics. Not included in this definition are magazines,
telephone books or other advertising material printed on glossy or slick papers,
whether enclosed with the newspapers or not.
NONRESIDENCE
Any building or parcel of land not used as a residence or a multiple
residence as defined in this section.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, association, firm, corporation or any
and all combinations of individuals acting in concert.
RECYCLABLES
That component of solid waste which the Town Supervisor or her designee
shall from time to time determine (as hereinafter provided) may be reclaimed
for further use. At a minimum, the following materials shall be considered
recyclables: newspapers; unbroken glass containers; metals, including containers
and large appliances ("white goods"); corrugated cardboard; and designated
plastics (at the present time being those marked "1," "2," "3" and "5").
RECYCLING CENTER
Any combination of structures, machinery and facilities used for
the off-loading of recyclables from collection vehicles, the processing of
recyclables and the reloading of recyclables into vehicles for marketing.
RESIDENCE
A building or parcel of land having three or fewer dwelling units.
RESIDENT
A person residing in a residence.
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
Those persons generating solid waste at single and multiple residences,
boardinghouses, dormitories, mobile home parks, temporary residences and camps.
SOLID WASTE
Materials or substances discharged or rejected as being spent, useless,
worthless or in excess by the owner at the time of such discard or rejection,
except sewage and other highly diluted water-carried materials or substances
and those in gaseous form. Such "waste" shall include, but is not limited
to, garbage, sludge, rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue, street cleanings,
dead animals, offal, abandoned vehicles, agricultural waste, industrial waste,
commercial waste and construction and demolition debris.
SOLID WASTE SERVICE
The handling, removal, storage or disposal of solid waste, including
but not limited to placing or removing containers for solid waste on or from
sites within the town not owned by the person placing or removing the containers
and transporting solid wastes from or to any of the locations within the town.
TOWN
The unincorporated area of the Town of Ellicott.
TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Ellicott.