§ 10-2. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Acceptable solid waste means the type of solid waste normally collected and disposed of in the city, including, but not limited to: garbage, trash, rubbish, refuse, offal, beds, mattresses, sofas, bicycles, auto parts, household appliances, baby carriages, automobile or small vehicle tires, as well as processible portions of commercial and industrial solid waste, and logs if no more than four (4) feet long and/or six (6) inches in diameter, branches, leaves twigs, grass and plant cuttings, excepting, however, unacceptable waste and hazardous waste.

Ashes shall mean the solid residue of combustion of any type of fuel.

Automated collection shall mean the collection of residential solid waste utilizing specialized collection containers and equipment.

Board means the board of public works of the City of Bristol.

Brush shall mean branches no larger than six (6) inches in diameter and no longer than four (4) feet.

Bulky waste shall mean building demolition, logs (excluding stumps), brick, asphalt pavement, boulders, ledge, sheet rock, asphalt shingles, and ceramic items such as toilets and tile.

City means the City of Bristol, CT as incorporated in the state of CT.

Collector means any person, company or agency who holds him/herself out to collect, haul, transport or dispose of solid waste from residential, business, commercial or other establishments.

Combustible rubbish shall mean all burnable refuse.

Director means the director of public works of the City of Bristol or his designee.

Disposal area or facility shall mean any area or facility designated by the city for the disposal of refuse.

Electronic waste shall mean electronic products to be recycled as defined by Chapter 446n, Section 22a-629 thru Section 22a-640, Connecticut General Statutes.

Garbage shall mean any animal or vegetable matter or product of the putrefaction or decomposition thereof, which accumulates in the preparation of food and any offal or refuse of meats, fish, fowl, vegetable or spoiled foods and other refuse or waste subject to decay.

Generator means buildings containing more than five (5) dwelling units on one lot, condominiums, apartments, mobile home parks, commercial and industrial non-product related solid waste permitted to enter the Transfer Station.

Hazardous waste means that portion of solid waste which by reason of its composition or characteristics is:

(1)

Hazardous waste as defined in the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., 40 CFR 261.3, and the regulations thereunder, or in section 22a-209-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and any succeeding legislation or regulations or amendments to the foregoing; or

(2)

Any other materials which any governmental agency or unit having appropriate jurisdiction shall determine from time to time is harmful, toxic or dangerous, or otherwise ineligible for disposal through a resource recovery facility; and

(3)

Any material which would result in process residue being hazardous waste under subsection (1) or (2) above.

Household rubbish shall mean all solid waste generated by residential properties excluding recyclable solid waste, hazardous waste, motor vehicle parts, and demolition materials.

IPC means the regional Intermediate Processing Center designated by Tunxis Recycling.

Noncombustible rubbish shall mean all nonburnable refuse such as glass, bottles, tin cans, metal food containers, tinware, scrap metal, auto parts, pipe, other metallic substances, rocks, sod, earthenware, brick, concrete, appliances, plaster, and other mineral substances.

Nonresidential property shall include all commercial or industrial facilities, nonprofit organizations, condominiums and apartment buildings with more than five (5) dwelling units.

Person means a natural person, corporation, trust, estate, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

Recyclable solid waste means the type of solid waste normally generated, collected or disposed of in the city, which is or has been designated by the commissioner of the department of energy and environmental protection, the Tunxis Recycling Operating Committee and/or the board of public works to be recycled.

Refuse shall be construed to be all-inclusive and shall include, but not be limited to, all solid wastes of the city, originating in the city, including all garbage, ashes, combustible rubbish, noncombustible rubbish, and trade wastes. Refuse shall not include body wastes, large tree branches, tree trunks, stumps, tree roots, sludge, animals, automobiles and large automobile parts or material from demolished buildings (bulky waste).

Residential property means real estate containing one (1) or more dwelling units but not more than five (5) units on one lot and shall not include hospitals, motels or hotels, apartment buildings, mobile home parks, nursing centers and condominiums.

Residue means solid waste remaining after any recycling facility holding a permit has processed the waste, but excluding wastes which are toxic or hazardous.

Salvageable trade wastes shall mean all refuse that has use or value to a person or establishment other than those producing the same.

Semi-automated collection shall mean the collection of residential solid waste utilizing specialized containers and container tipper equipped collection equipment.

Solid waste means all discarded materials or substances including, but not limited to, garbage, refuse, sludge from air or water pollution control facilities or water supply treatment facilities, rubbish, ashes, electronic devices, household appliances, tires, auto parts, contained gaseous materials, incinerator residue, demolition and construction debris, offal and other discarded materials and substances resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations and from community activities, but not including sewage and other highly diluted water-carried materials or substances and those in gaseous form or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges, or source, special nuclear or byproduct materials within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Solid waste collector means a person engaged in the business of collecting, transporting or disposing of solid waste generated within the boundaries of the city.

Special pick-up shall mean a scheduled residential pick-up for either a large quantity of solid waste and/or large residential items that would not normally fit into a standard household rubbish container including appliances, large furniture (sofas, chairs, mattresses, etc.) water heaters, tires, electronic devices, but excluding building demolition materials.

Trade wastes shall mean all wastes and portions thereof from wholesale and retail establishments, and products of manufacturing, end products of food preparation for sale, or scraps of leftovers of nonsalable portions thereof.

Unacceptable waste means that portion of solid waste, excluding hazardous waste, but including, without limitation, explosives, pathological and biological waste, radioactive materials, ashes (except residential ash), foundry sand, sewage sludge (unless processed to permit incineration), cesspool and other human waste, human remains and animal carcasses, motor vehicles, including such major motor vehicle parts as automobile transmissions, engines, rear ends, doors, springs and fenders, agricultural and farm machinery and equipment, marine vessels and major parts thereof, any other large machinery or equipment, liquid wastes, or nonburnable construction materials and/or demolition debris, that:

(1)

May present a substantial endangerment to public health or safety;

(2)

May cause applicable air quality or water effluent standards to be violated by the normal operation of a resource recovery facility; or

(3)

Has a reasonable possibility of adversely affecting the operation of a resource recovery facility, unless such unacceptable waste is delivered in minimal quantities and concentration as part of normal collections in which case it shall constitute acceptable waste.

User shall mean any person who sends or delivers refuse to the disposal area or facility.

Yard waste shall mean grass clippings, plants of all types, leaves, woodchips, and small twigs no thicker than one (1) inch in diameter and no longer than twelve (12) inches.

(Ord. of 6-12-01; Ord. of 6-12-12)

Cross reference

Rules of construction and definitions generally, § 1-3.