| Commercial Waste: In addition to residential waste material, this waste may contain bulk amounts of paper, cardboard, metals, plastics and packaging materials. |
| Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris: Building materials and solid waste from construction, deconstruction, remodeling, repair, cleanup or demolition operations, in some case these materials can be reused. |
| Covered Load: A load that has been tied down or covered to prevent waste from falling, blowing or spilling out of the transport vehicle. (Click Here to view example photo) |
| CRT: Acronym for Cathode Ray Tube. CRTs are found in TV sets, computer monitors and medical/technical equipment. CRTs can no longer be disposed of on landfills and are categorized as Universal Waste. CRTs contain lead a hazardous substances used as shielding from dangerous electro-magnetic emissions. |
| E-Waste: Electronic equipment that is no longer useful as originally indented, but can be reused or recycled into a new product. |
| Greenwaste: Also called yard waste or yard trimmings which include leaves, twigs, small branches, grass, tree trimming, and garden trimmings are all greenwaste and can be recycled by composting. |
| Hard-To-Handle Waste: Items whose dimensions exceed four feet in either width, length or height, and which require special handling. |
| Hazardous Waste: Waste with properties that make it dangerous, or capable of having harmful effects on human health and the environment. |
| Inert Waste: Concrete, bricks, asphalt, tiles, rock, gravel and dirt. |
| Liquid Waste: Residential and commercial septic tank waste, chemical toilet waste, grease trap waste and car wash clarifier pumpings. |
| Medical Waste: infectious agents such as human pathological wastes, human blood and blood products, used or unused sharps (syringes, needles, and blades), certain animal waste, and certain isolation waste. |
| Prorated: Fees are proportionately assessed. i.e. if the load weighs 2 ½ tons, the charge would be 2 ½ times the per ton tipping fee. |
| Residential Waste: Typically consists of domestic garbage and rubbish, including food and beverage containers, paper, food wastes, discarded home appliances, wood and green wastes. |
| Special Handling: Requests for immediate burial or destruction of items while the landfill user observes the disposal activity |
| Uniform Handling: All residential and commercial customers subscribe to hauler-provided trash service. |
| Universal Waste: Low risk hazardous waste generated by a variety of people. This waste has three categories: CRTs, thermostats, batteries, and lamps (fluorescent tubes, discharge lamps, mercury
vapor lamps, batteries (not auto), and mercury thermostats. This waste must be disposed of properly. |
| Waste Assessment: Also called waste audit or waste evaluation this is an on site assessment of the waste stream and recycling potential of an individual business, industry, institution or organization. |
| White Goods, Bulky Items and Scrap Metal: Refrigerators, stoves, washer/dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, trash compactors, air conditioners and similar items. |
| Wood Waste: Wood scraps, pine needles, lumber, branches, pallets or similar woody materials that are suitable for grinding or possible reuse. |
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