Sample Definitions:
“Construction and Demolition Debris” means discarded materials that are non-hazardous in nature and
are generally considered to be not water-soluble, including but not limited to:
a.
steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt material, pipe, gypsum, wallboard, and lumber from the
construction or destruction of a structure;
b.
discarded materials from landscaping, including rocks, soils, tree remains, and other vegetative
matter that normally result from land clearing, landscaping and development operations for a
construction project;
c.
clean cardboard, paper, plastic, wood, and metal scraps from any construction and/or landscape
project;
d.
non-construction and demolition debris wood scraps; and
e.
less than 10% by volume of other non-hazardous wastes that are generated at construction or
demolition projects provided such amounts are consistent with best management practices of the
industry.
Mixing of construction and demolition waste with other types of solid waste will cause it to be classified
as other than construction and demolition waste.
“E-Waste” means electronic waste, including but not limited to: audio/visual equipment, audio
cassettes, camcorders, carbon monoxide detectors, CD Rom drives, CDs/DVDs, cell phones, computers
and monitors, connectors/cords/wires, copy machines, DVD players, fax machines, floppy drives/hard
drives, memory chips, network/video/sound cards, pagers, power supplies, printers, scrap computer
plastic, scrap computer metal, smoke detectors, tape drives, TVs, VCRs, VCR tapes, video games, and
software.
“Hazardous Waste” means any solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, that:
a.
because of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, may either
i.
cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or serious irreversible or
incapacitating illness, or
ii.
pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, living organisms, or the
environment when improperly handled, treated, stored, transported, or disposed of; or
b.
is specifically defined to be hazardous or toxic by the federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., by RCRA, or by
the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976 (“TSCA”), 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., as those acts may be
amended from time to time, and by any regulations promulgated thereunder, including but not limited
to any solid waste containing asbestos, petroleum or its byproducts, or polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs); or
c.
is hazardous, toxic, ignitable, reactive, or corrosive as defined under RCRA and its implementing
regulations.
“Household Hazardous Waste” means waste generated by the normal activities of households that is
flammable, corrosive, reactive (capable of generating heat or exploding), or toxic.
“Household Infectious Waste” means infectious waste generated by private residents in their homes.
It does not include infectious waste generated by home health care professionals.
“Household Waste” means waste generated by the normal activities of households, including but not
limited to food wastes, rubbish, ashes, furniture, and yard waste, but does not include household
hazardous waste or household infectious waste.
“Infectious Waste” means solid waste that carries a probable risk of transmitting disease to humans or
animals and includes the following:
a.
Laboratory wastes, including but not limited to cultures of etiologic agents that pose a
substantial threat to health due to their volume and virulence;
b.
Pathologic specimens, including but not limited to adult diapers, human or animal tissues, blood
elements, excreta, and secretions that contain etiologic agents and attendant disposable fomites;
c.
Surgical specimens, including but not limited to human or animal parts and tissues removed
surgically or at autopsy, which in the opinion of the attending physician or veterinarian contain etiologic
agents and attendant disposable fomites;
d.
Human dialysis waste materials, including but not limited to arterial lines and dialysate
membranes;
e.
Discarded sharps, used or unused (unless in original packaging), that have, or are likely to have,
come in contact with infectious agents while involved in human or animal patient care, treatment, or
research, including hypodermic needles, syringes (with the attached needle), Pasteur pipettes, scalpel
blades, blood vials, needles with attached tubing, culture dishes, suture needles, slides, cover slips, and
other broken or unbroken glass or plastic ware, unless properly treated or otherwise specifically
exempted;
f.
Dead animals infected with etiologic agents that may present a substantial hazard to public
health if improperly managed; and
g.
Any other material, including but not limited to equipment, instruments, utensils, bedding and
apparel, that is likely to transmit etiologic agents or presents a significant danger of infection because it
is contaminated with, or may reasonably be expected to be contaminated with, etiologic agents.
Infectious waste may be generated by medical and dental clinics but is not limited to such generators.
For the purposes of this SWMC, infectious waste is excluded from the definition of hazardous waste.
“Junk Vehicle” means a car, truck, ATV, motorcycle, boat, RV, tractor, trucks and similar equipment used
in construction, and other similar motorized equipment that is used for salvage or is no longer routinely
operated, registered, or licensed.
“Municipal Solid Waste” means household waste, clean waste, and any mixtures thereof. It does not
include hazardous waste, infectious waste, household hazardous waste or household infectious waste.
“Municipal Solid Waste Landfill” or “MSWLF” means a discrete area of land containing an excavation
(trench) consisting of at least ½ acre, that receives household waste, and that is not a land application
unit, surface impoundment, injection well, or waste pile, as those terms are defined under 40 C.F.R. §
257.2. An MSWLF also may receive other types of RCRA Subtitle D (non-hazardous) wastes, such as
commercial solid waste, scrap tires, construction and demolition debris, nonhazardous sludge,
conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste and industrial solid waste. Such a landfill may be
publicly or privately owned. An MSWLF may be a new MSWLF, an existing MSWLF, or a lateral expansion
of an MSWLF.
“Municipal Solid Waste Services” means the acceptance, collection, storage, transportation, and
disposal of municipal solid waste, recyclable materials, and construction and demolition debris, but not
of hazardous waste or infectious waste, that is provided within Pueblo lands by the Pueblo Government
and authorized municipal solid waste operators.
“Pharmaceutical Waste” means any expired or unused pharmaceuticals or medicine that may be toxic
or harmful to people, animals or the environment.
“Recyclable Materials” means materials accepted for recycling by authorized municipal solid waste
operators, such as plastic, newspaper, office paper, tin and aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard, white
goods (appliances), e-waste, waste oils and waste antifreeze, yard waste, scrap tires, scrap metal,
construction and demolition materials, and salvageable material, including rock, adobe (traditional),
asphalt, concrete and other non-hazardous building materials.
“Recycling” means the collection, storage, and transportation of certain types of solid waste for
conversion into re-useable material.
“White goods” means refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, unit air conditioners, washing
machines, clothes dryers, and other similar domestic and commercial large appliances.