§ 59. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Solid waste” shall have the same meaning as set forth in 10 V.S.A. § 6602.
(2) “Solid waste from residential activities” includes any solid waste generated by a
household or apartment, including, food waste, packaging, newspaper, and other paper
products, glass, cans, and plastic.
(3) “Solid waste from commercial activities” shall include any solid waste generated by
retail and wholesale establishments, including food waste, corrugated container board,
metals, and plastics.
(4) “Solid waste from industrial activities” includes any solid, semi-solid, or liquid
waste generated by an industry as part of the production process. Solid wastes generated
by employees and similar in composition to that generated by residential or commercial
activities are excluded from this definition.
(5) “Bio-solids” means solids and semi-solids generated by a wastewater treatment plant.
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the District shall have the power to
impose and collect a surcharge or special assessment for the collection, storage,
and disposal of bio-solids.
(6) “Tires” means all rubber, belted, and nonbelted vehicle tires.
(7) “Construction and demolition waste” means, as used in this chapter, waste derived
from the construction or the demolition of buildings, roadways, or structures, including
clean wood, treated or painted wood, plaster, sheetrock, and roofing paper and shingles,
insulation, glass, stone, soil, flooring materials, brick, masonry, mortar, incidental
metal, furniture, and mattresses. Construction and demolition waste shall not include
asbestos waste, regulated hazardous waste, hazardous waste generated by households,
hazardous waste from conditionally exempt generators, or any material banned from
landfill disposal under 10 V.S.A. § 6621.
(8) “Leaf and yard residual” means source separated, compostable untreated vegetative
matter, including grass clippings, leaves, kraft paper bags, and brush, which is free
from noncompostable materials. It does not include such materials as pre- and postconsumer
food residuals, food processing residuals, or soiled paper. Leaf and yard residual
does not include leaf and yard materials handled by a resident on-site.
(9) “Metal goods” means discarded appliances and junk automobiles.
(10) “Resource recovery” means the systematic diversion of waste, which was intended for
disposal, for a specific next use. It is the processing of recyclables to extract
or recover materials and resources or to convert to energy. (Amended 2017, No. M-1, § 1.)