48:13A-3. Definitions

3. As used in this act:

"Solid waste" means garbage, refuse, and other discarded materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations, and from domestic and community activities, and shall include all other waste materials including liquids, except for solid animal and vegetable wastes collected by swine producers licensed by the State Department of Agriculture to collect, prepare and feed such wastes to swine on their own farms.

"Solid waste collection" means the activity related to pickup and transportation of solid waste from its source or location to a transfer station or other authorized solid waste facility, but does not include activity related to the pickup, transportation or unloading of septic waste.

"Solid waste collector" means a person engaged in the collection of solid waste and holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to sections 7 and 10 of P.L.1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-6 and 48:13A-9).

"Solid waste disposal" means the storage, treatment, utilization, processing, transfer, or final disposal of solid waste.

"Septic waste" means pumpings from septic tanks and cesspools, but shall not include wastes from a sewage treatment plant.

"Solid waste container" means a receptacle, container or bag suitable for the depositing of solid waste.

"Solid waste collection services" means the services provided by persons engaging in the business of solid waste collection.

"Solid waste disposal services" means the services provided by persons engaging in the business of solid waste disposal.

"Solid waste facilities" mean and include the plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired, constructed or operated or to be acquired, constructed or operated by any person pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1970 c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) and P.L.1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-1 et seq.) or any other act, including transfer stations, incinerators, resource recovery facilities, sanitary landfill facilities or other plants for the disposal of solid waste, and all vehicles, equipment and other real and personal property and rights therein and appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for the collection or disposal of solid waste in a sanitary manner.

"Solid waste transfer operations" mean the activity related to the transfer of solid waste from solid waste collection vehicles to solid waste haulage vehicles, including rail cars, for transportation to an offsite sanitary landfill facility, resource recovery facility, or other destination for disposal.

"Transfer station" means a solid waste facility at which solid waste is transferred from a solid waste collection vehicle to a licensed solid waste haulage vehicle, including a rail car, for transportation to an offsite sanitary landfill facility, resource recovery facility, or other destination for disposal, except that a "transfer station" shall not include any solid waste facility at which solid waste is received for onsite transfer, and processing or disposal utilizing facility-owned or operated equipment and vehicles operated therefor.

L.1970,c.40,s.3; amended 1983,c.123,s.1; 1989,c.244,s.7; 1990,c.113,s.1; 1991,c.381,s.26.