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SECTION 62. Definition of Terms:a. Agricultural Waste shall refer to waste generated from planting or harvesting ofcrops, trimming or pruning of plants and wastes of run-off materials from farms orfields;b. Bulky wastes shall refer to waste materials which cannot be appropriately placedin separate containers because of either their bulky size, shape or other physicalattributes. <strong>The</strong>se include large worm-out or broken household, commercial, andindustrial items such as furniture, lamps, bookcases, filing cabinets and othersimilar items;c. Collection shall refer to the act of removing solid waste from source or from acommercial storage point;d. Composting shall refer to the controlled decomposition of organic matter bymicro-organisms, mainly bacteria and fungi, into a humus-like product;e. Controlled dump shall refer to a disposal site at which solid waste is deposited inaccordance with the minimum prescribed standard of site operation.f. Disposal shall refer to the discharge, deposit, dumping, spilling, leaking orplacing of any solid waste into or in any land;g. Disposal site shall refer to a site where solid waste is finally discharged anddeposited;h. Environmentally acceptable shall refer to the quality of being re-usablebiodegradable or compostable, recyclable and not toxic or hazardous to theenvironment;i. Generation shall refer to the act or process of producing solid waste;j. Hazardous waste shall refer to solid waste or combination of solid waste whichbecause of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectiouscharacteristics may:i. Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or anincrease in serious irreversible, or incapacity reversible, illness orii. Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health orthe environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, ordisposed of, or otherwise managed.k. Leachate shall refer to the liquid produced when waste undergo decomposition,and when water percolate through solid waste undergoing decomposition. It is acontaminated liquid that contains dissolved and suspended materials;l. Material Recovery Facility includes a solid waste transfer station or sortingstation, drop-off center, a composting facility, and a recycling facility;m. Open dump shall refer to a disposal area wherein the solid wastes areindiscriminately thrown or disposed of without due planning and consideration forenvironmental and health standards;n. Recyclable materials shall refer to any waste material retrieved from wastestream and free from contamination that can still be converted into suitablebeneficial use;o. Sanitary landfill shall refer to any waste disposal site designed, constructed,operated and maintained in a manner that exerts engineering control oversignificant potential environmental impacts arising from the development andoperation of the facility;p. Segregation shall refer to a solid waste management practice of separatingdifferent materials found in solid waste in order to promote recycling and re-useof resources and to reduce the volume of waste for collection and disposal;258