As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
APARTMENT COMPLEX
Includes structures accommodating more than two dwelling
units and generating more than 10 forty-gallon containers of garbage,
refuse or rubbish on a weekly basis.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Real property not used primarily for residential purposes
and which generates a maximum of 10 forty-gallon containers of garbage,
refuse or rubbish on a weekly basis.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
Includes plasterboard, bricks, concrete blocks, roofing shingles,
plywood, two-by-fours framing materials, and similar items of the
same class as set forth in the project manual for the contractual
hauler, which were part of the building or structures located on the
premises or had been used in the construction, demolition, or alteration
of buildings or structures on the premises. Construction debris shall
also include swimming pools which are capable of filling with water
to a depth exceeding two feet, or any part thereof, pool liners, outdoor
statutory or similar decorations which exceed 25 pounds in weight,
or any part thereof, central heating units including central air-conditioning
components, or any parts thereof, swing sets, slides/chutes and similar
children's large play and recreational apparatus or any parts thereof.
CONTRACTUAL HAULER
The person or entity engaged in the collection and/or transportation
of garbage, refuse and/or recyclables pursuant to a valid contract
with the Village.
GARBAGE
Includes every accumulation of animal and vegetable matter,
liquid or otherwise, the accumulation and preparation of food which
includes all sorts of meat, fish, fowl or vegetables which are subject
to decay and includes in general all items of a similar nature which
are subject to decay.
HAULER
Any person or entity engaged in the collection and/or transportation
of garbage, refuse and/or recyclables holding a valid agency permit
and a municipal license.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any waste which is defined or regulated as hazardous waste,
toxic substance, hazardous chemical substance or mixture or asbestos
under federal, state or local law, or under rules, regulations, policies
or guidelines issued in relation thereto, as they may be amended from
time to time, including, but not limited to:
A.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
§ 6901 et seq., as amended by the Hazardous and solid waste
Amendments of 1984) and the regulations contained in 40 CFR Parts
260 through 281.
B.
The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601
et seq.) and the regulations contained in 40 CFR Parts 761 through
766.
C.
The State Environmental Conservation Law (Title 9 of Article
27) and the regulations contained in 6 NYCRR Parts 370, 371, 372 and
373 (Subpart 373-3).
D.
Radioactive materials which are source, special nuclear or by-product
material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. § 2011
et seq.) and the regulations contained in 10 CFR Part 40.
E.
Any other material that by federal, state or local law, or under
rules, regulations, policies, guidelines or orders having the force
of law in relation thereto, is regulated as harmful, toxic or hazardous
to health and ineligible for processing at the facility.
HEAVY TRASH
Trees and leaves, tree clippings, and white goods such as
washers, dryers, stoves, hot water tanks, bathtubs, toilets, sinks
and other similar household fixtures or appliance, and other bulk
refuse not normally collected by the contractual hauler, excluding
hazardous waste and any other items specified by the Village through
appropriate enactments. Heavy trash does not include waste motor oil,
car batteries, tires, asbestos products, microwave ovens, refrigerators,
portable air-conditioning units, freezers, televisions, paint cans
with paint in them, propane or fuel tanks, construction debris or
anything with Freon.
RECYCLABLES
Includes those recyclable items as defined by the Onondaga
County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) in the hauler permit.
REFUSE
Includes household accessories, ashes, mattresses, box springs,
indoor and outdoor furniture, rugs, curtains, household appliances
such as toasters, ovens, mixers, indoor and outdoor gas, electric
or charcoal barbeque grills (but not propane tanks), physical fitness
equipment or similar items or items of a similar class.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Real property used primarily for residential purposes. For
purposes of this article, residential property shall not include apartment
complexes.
RUBBISH
Includes paper, rags, bottles, cans, and similar waste that
are not otherwise recyclable.