As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
AUTHORIZED FACILITY
A public or private facility or facilities where recyclables
may be delivered for disposal, including but not limited to dropoff
centers, materials recovery facilities or other such public or private
facilities.
RECYCLABLES
Any material designated from time to time by the Village,
provided that such material is not hazardous and can be reasonably
separated from the solid waste stream and held for material recycling
or reuse value.
SOLID WASTE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste, including
but not limited to materials or substances discarded or rejected as
being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the owners at the
time of such discard or rejection or as being accumulated, stored
or physically chemically or biologically treated prior to being discarded
or rejected, having served their intended use, or as industrial, commercial
and agricultural waste, sludges from air- or water-pollution control
facilities or water-supply treatment facilities, rubbish, ashes, contained
gaseous material, incinerator residue, demolition and construction
debris and offal, but not including sewage and other highly diluted
water-carried materials or substances and those in gaseous form, special
nuclear or by-product material within the meaning of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, as amended, or waste which appears on the list or satisfies
the characteristics of hazardous waste promulgated by the Commissioner
of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The segregation of recyclable material from the solid waste
stream at the point of generation for separate collection, sale or
other disposition.
VILLAGE
The Village of Medina, New York.
WASTE GENERATOR
Any person, household, business, owner of any multiple dwelling
or other rental premises, governmental agency, municipality or other
legal entity who or which produces or upon whose premises there is
produced solid waste requiring off-site disposal.
[Amended 4-25-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
WASTE HAULER
All persons engaged in the commercial collection, transportation
and/or disposal of solid waste and/or recyclables generated, originated
or brought within the Village.