§ 8-1. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(a)

Ashes .....means the residue resulting from the burning of wood, coal, coke or other combustible material.

(b)

Construction and demolition waste .....means solid waste resulting solely from construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations on buildings, other structures, but does not include inert debris, land-clearing debris, yard debris, used asphalt, asphalt mixed with dirt, sand, gravel, rock, concrete, or similar nonhazardous material.

(c)

Contractor/hired individuals .....means a person or company that undertakes a contract or agreement to provide materials or labor to perform a service or do a job.

(d)

Debris landfill .....means that site, or those sites, operated by and established by the county and any other governing body for the disposal of solid wastes.

(e)

Director .....means the director of public works or designee.

(f)

Disposal .....means the storage, collection, disposal or handling of solid waste or refuse.

(g)

Garbage .....means any readily putrescible discarded materials composed of animal, vegetable or other organic material, but excluding sewage and human waste.

(h)

Hazardous wastes and materials .....means any solid waste or combination of solid wastes defined by the state department of environmental quality and/or the Southeastern Public Service Authority as hazardous in accordance with state and/or federal laws and regulations.

(i)

Litter .....means any manmade material that, if thrown, discarded, or disposed of, as prohibited in this chapter, may create a danger to public health, safety, or welfare or degrades the environment of the county. Litter shall include, but is not limited to, any garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish, newspaper, magazine, glass, metal, plastic or paper container, construction waste or any discarded object likely to injure any person, create a traffic hazard, or degrade the environment.

(j)

Refuse .....means all solid waste products having the character of solid rather than liquids and which are composed wholly or partially of materials such as garbage, trash, rubbish, litter, or other discarded materials.

(k)

Refuse and recycling center .....means a solid waste disposal facility operated for use of county residents only, with the exception noted in this chapter, at which refuse, garbage, other solid waste or recyclables are collected, transported or disposed.

(l)

Rubbish .....means combustible or slowly putrescible discarded materials which include, but are not limited to, trees, wood, leaves, trimmings from shrubs and trees, printed matter, plastic and paper products, grass, rags and other combustible or slowly putrescible materials not included under the term "garbage."

(m)

Scavenging .....means the removal of material from a solid waste disposal facility without permission.

(n)

Solid waste .....means any garbage, refuse, rubbish, or other discarded material, but does not include solid or dissolved materials in domestic sewage, solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows, industrial discharges, or special nuclear or by-product materials.

(o)

Solid waste disposal facility .....means a site operated by the county for functions related to solid waste disposal, including landfills, transfer stations and refuse and recycling centers.

(p)

Transfer station .....means any solid waste storage or collection facility at which solid waste is transferred from collection vehicles to haulage vehicles for transportation to a central solid waste management facility for disposal, incineration or resource recovery.

(q)

Trash .....means combustible and noncombustible discarded materials and is used interchangeably with the term rubbish.

(r)

Yard waste .....means residential yard waste such as grass clippings, leaves, limbs, branches and brush. (8-21-06; 2-27-20.)