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 intended, 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.
Recycling: Separation and collection of waste for transformation or remanufacturing into a usable or marketable products or materials, and the purchase of products made from recyclable materials.
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 cutomers 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, lumber, branches, pallets or similar woody
materials that are suitable for grinding or possible reuse.
Revised: 6/26/2007