§ 97-4. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter or the accompanying fee schedule, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

AGGREGATE

Inert solid waste to include asphalt, brick concrete, crushed stone, dirt and other rubble.

APPLIANCES

(Also referred to as "white goods") Device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task, typically a domestic one. Examples include but not limited to stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters, and furnaces.

BRUSH

Organic material which constitutes trimmings with a diameter greater than one inch.

BULKY WASTE

Waste material from a residential or commercial source other than construction and demolition debris or hazardous waste. Bulky wastes include items such as mattresses, couches, chairs, carpet, appliances, tires, and other wastes that are oversized or overweight.

COMMERCIAL GENERATOR/WASTE HAULER

An individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or association providing refuse/recycling collection and disposal services for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional establishments not owned by such entities for a collection service fee.

COMMERCIAL REFUSE

Discarded waste materials in a solid state from any commercial or industrial source, including multifamily dwellings and condominium dwellings with more than five dwelling units.

CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) DEBRIS

Waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations, including but not limited to asphalt shingles, clean lumber, treated lumber (pressure treated, painted, stained, etc.), plywood, sheetrock, and aggregates; but not including any hazardous waste.

DISPOSAL SITE

A refuse depository for the processing or final disposal of refuse, including but not limited to sanitary landfills, transfer stations, incinerators and waste processing separation centers, licensed, permitted or approved by all governmental bodies and agencies having jurisdiction.

ELECTRONIC WASTE

Electronic devices; a piece of equipment and/or mechanism utilizing circuits in a manner designed to serve a particular purpose. Examples include but are not limited to: computers, laptops, TVs, displays/monitors, stereos, routers, uninterrupted power supplies, microwave ovens, and hand-held devices such as tablets, phones and GPS devices.

FOOD WASTE

(Also referred to as food scraps) Waste that has the potential of being composted and thereby diverted from disposal in the landfill. Examples include but are not limited to: coffee grounds, egg shells, meat, dairy, fruit and vegetable scraps/peelings.

FREON-CONTAINING DEVICES

Any device that contains and uses a Class I (chlorofluorocarbon; CFC), Class II (hydrofluorocarbon; HCFC) substance or substitute (e.g., hydrofluorocarbon; HFC) as a refrigerant and which is used for household or commercial purposes, including any air conditioner, motor vehicle air conditioner, refrigerator, chiller, or freezer.

HAZARDOUS WASTE

A solid, semi-solid, liquid or any combination of these wastes or which constitutes hazardous waste under NH RSA 147-A:2VII, as that statute may be amended from time to time. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, those which are reactive, toxic, corrosive or ignitable, irritants, strong sensitizers or those which generate pressure through decomposition, heat or other means. Other hazardous waste items include pharmaceuticals, ammunition, and asbestos.

LANDFILL

Areas designated for the disposal and burying of refuse.

LANDFILL USER

This term includes residents of and businesses and organizations located within the City of Lebanon, residents of and businesses and organizations located within municipalities in the States of New Hampshire and Vermont for which the City has an agreement to use the Lebanon Solid Waste Facility, and properly authorized commercial waste haulers.

LIQUID WASTE

Wastes that fail a paint filter test; as described by EPA Method 9095B, Paint Filter Liquids Test. Lebanon's solid waste permit prohibits the disposal of liquid waste in the landfill.

MIXED LOADS

Waste received containing a mixture of acceptable wastes. For example: residential refuse combined with recyclables and bulky wastes. Commercial mixed loads are not permitted to contain unprocessed construction and demolition debris.

PERSON

As defined by RSA 358-A:1, shall mean, where applicable, natural persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, incorporated or unincorporated associations, and any other legal entity.

PROCESSED CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS

Construction and demolition debris that has been sorted and screened to remove contaminants such as lead-based paint waste as well as valuable recyclable material such as metal, mixed aggregates, and cardboard. Resultant processed product must be less than two inches in size per piece/section and able to be utilized as a cover material for the landfill, except for items or types of items authorized in writing by the Public Works Director as most appropriately disposed of in the landfill.

RECYCLABLES

Material including, but not limited to, glass food and beverage containers; steel cans; aluminum cans; aluminum foil; HDPE #2 (high-density polyethylene) and PETE #1 (polyethylene terephalate) plastics; newspapers; mixed paper, including magazines, catalogs, junk mail, envelopes, stationery, computer paper, office paper and boxboard; paper bags; corrugated cardboard; used clothing; used oil; automobile batteries; and yard trimmings, including leaves, grass clippings and pine needles.

RECYCLABLES, CONTAMINATED

Any recyclable material that is rendered unrecyclable through the presence of foreign material that cannot be removed by the recycling process.

REFUSE

Any waste product, solid or having the character of a solid rather than a liquid in that it will not flow readily without additional liquid, and which is composed wholly or partly of such materials as garbage, swill, sweepings, cleanings, trash, rubbish, litter, industrial or domestic solid wastes.

RESIDENT

As defined by NH RSA 21:6, as that statute may be amended from time to time, a resident or inhabitant or both of the City of Lebanon shall be a person who is domiciled or has a place of abode or both in that place, and who has, through all of his or her actions, demonstrated a current intent to designate that place of abode as his or her principal place of physical presence to the exclusion of all others. This definition shall also apply to residents of municipalities in the States of New Hampshire and Vermont for which the City has an agreement to use the Lebanon Solid Waste Facility.

RESIDENTIAL REFUSE

Discarded nonrecyclable waste materials in a solid state from any residential dwelling including single-family dwellings and multiunit dwellings (apartment and condominium dwellings with five or fewer dwelling units and manufactured housing subdivisions) whether or not under common ownership or configured on a common site in accordance with a condominium declaration.

SEPTAGE

Any liquid, solid or sludge pumped from chemical toilets, vaults, septic tanks, or cesspools or other holding tanks, that have received only domestic wastewater.

SOLID WASTE FACILITY

Area encompassing all solid waste processing operations to include, but not limited to, the Public Recycling Drop Off Center, landfill, C&D processing area, interior roadways, and maintenance facilities.

TIPPING FEE

Cost for waste disposal (charged in accordance with City Council approved Fee Schedule, attached as Appendix A.)

UNIT-BASED PRICING

Pricing for services based on a unit of measure such as volume or weight.

UNPROCESSED CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS

Construction and demolition debris that has not been processed according to above definition of "processed construction and demolition debris."

YARD WASTE

Organic material, including leaves, grass trimmings, garden waste and pine needles.