§ 13-1. Definitions.

(a) 

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

The duly elected Board of Selectmen of either the Town of Durham or the Town of Middlefield.

BULKY WASTE and SPECIAL BULKY WASTE

Those items described under Classes V and VI in this section and any other items that may be identified as bulky waste under the General Statutes or under regulations the state department of environmental protection has promulgated under authority of the General Statutes.

CLEAN BRUSH CAPABLE OF BURNING

Brush and plants having a maximum diameter at the base or widest point of four inches and being free of manmade materials. Christmas trees shall be included within this meaning.

COMMERCIAL COLLECTOR

Any person who holds himself out for hire to collect solid waste from residential, business, commercial, institutional or other establishments.

COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL

The items described under Class III in this subsection. For purposes of disposal outside the point of generation, manure may be treated as compostable material solely within the discretion of DMIAAB.

DMIAAB

Interlocal agreement advisory board representing the Towns of Durham and Middlefield created by the interlocal agreement adopted in August, 1971, and by any and all amendments thereto which may be legally voted and thereafter ratified by the legislative bodies of the Towns of Durham and Middlefield. Where the context requires, "DMIAAB" also means DMIAAB's authorized agents and employees.

DMIAAB FACILITY

The existing Durham-Middlefield sanitary land fill located on the easterly side of Cherry Hill Road partly in the Town of Middlefield and partly in the Town of Durham, and any other areas within or without the Towns of Durham or Middlefield which DMIAAB or the Towns may lawfully designate as a place where solid waste generated within their boundaries may be delivered for disposal.

HAZARDOUS WASTE

Solid waste which either the United States Government or the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has defined as capable of posing a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly disposed of, treated, stored, transported or otherwise managed.

HOUSEHOLD

A building, or any portion of the building, located within the Towns and which one or more individual residents occupy as living quarters.

THE JOINT BOARDS

The boards of selectmen of the Towns of Durham and Middlefield meeting jointly.

LICENSED COMMERCIAL COLLECTOR

A commercial collector licensed by DMIAAB under the provisions of § 13-7.

RECYCLABLE MATERIAL

Any solid waste that the commissioner of the state department of environmental protection may designate as either required to be recycled or suitable for recycling. At the date of enactment of the ordinance from which this chapter derives the list of recyclable materials is shown under the definition of Class II solid waste.

RECYCLING

Separation, accumulation and shipment for reuse of recyclable materials.

RESIDENT

(1) 

In the case of individuals, those who reside, own real property or operate a business in the Towns of Durham or Middlefield.

(2) 

In the case of all other persons, those having a place of business in the Towns of Durham or Middlefield.

RESIDENTIAL WASTE

Solid waste generated by individuals who own or occupy residences within the Towns of Middlefield or Durham. Residential waste includes waste generated by individual residents engaged in home occupations within the Towns of Durham or Middlefield. But if the home occupation generates waste that requires container service or specialized handling, DMIAAB may treat the waste as commercial or industrial waste.

SOLID WASTE or GARBAGE

Trash, rubbish, waste material and any unwanted or discarded materials.

SOURCE SEPARATED FORM

Refers to recyclable material which has been separated at the point of generation into the types of recyclable material described in solid waste Class II, or into such other types of solid waste as either the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection or DMIAAB may declare as recyclable.

TOWNS

The Towns of Durham and Middlefield.

(b) 

This chapter occasionally refers to classes of solid waste. Those classes are as follows:

CLASS I

Garbage and trash suitable for disposal at the Durham-Middlefield landfill with daily cover or by combustion under regulated conditions:

(1) 

Scrap and/or soiled paper and cardboard items;

(2) 

All plastic items (tools, toys, cans, bottles, yard items, sports equipment, etc.);

(3) 

All light bulbs (both fluorescent and incandescent, e.g. all sizes and uses);

(4) 

All mattresses, box springs, pads, rugs and carpeting;

(5) 

All padded furniture;

(6) 

All clothes and footwear;

(7) 

All personal care products, e.g. sanitary and toiletries including containers;

(8) 

All food waste and scraps;

(9) 

All pet care material and wastes;

(10) 

All small ceramics, broken and whole glasses and dishes, flat glass and mirrors;

(11) 

All scrap rubber (not to include vehicle tires);

(12) 

All natural and imitation leather items;

(13) 

All bimaterial items (combining wood, plastic, paper and metal) such as bimetal cans, oil filters, ring binders, television sets;

(14) 

All containers not recyclable, e.g. paint cans, empty oil cans and bottles, baskets, aerosol cans, flower pots, etc.

CLASS II

Recyclable material as now or in the future may be specified:

(1) 

Glass, tin and aluminum bottles and cans, rinsed clean but no bags;

(2) 

Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, computer and office paper, paperback books, paper bagged or tied;

(3) 

Corrugated box, flat (no waxed or wet strength);

(4) 

Lead batteries;

(5) 

Aluminum, copper and brass scrap (gutters, windows, doors, pipe, furniture, fixtures);

(6) 

Ferrous scrap metal, all kinds, including white goods, yard items, etc.;

(7) 

Residential waste motor oil (no contaminants).

CLASS III

Compostable materials not capable of being disposed of at the point of generation:

(1) 

Hardwood leaves;

(2) 

Grass and garden waste.

Note: Evergreens are not a compostable material.

CLASS IV

Brush suitable for clean burning:

(1) 

Clean brush (not to include large limbs, logs);

(2) 

All evergreen waste including Christmas trees.

CLASS V

Bulky waste not suitable for clean burning (subject to volume and size limitation):

(1) 

Demolition material;

(2) 

Plaster and plaster board;

(3) 

All pressed and composition board;

(4) 

Asphalt roofing; shingles and rolled;

(5) 

Linoleum, asphalt and vinyl floor covering;

(6) 

Wooden furniture;

(7) 

Scrap lumber, pallets and wooden boxes;

(8) 

Ceramic fixtures (not to include enamel over metal).

CLASS VI

Special bulky wastes:

(1) 

Tires, all sizes;

(2) 

Dirt, brick, masonry and concrete (must be free of all other debris).

CLASS VII

Household hazardous wastes generated or entering the solid waste stream from a household within the Towns of Middlefield or Durham including lead or lead paint, oil paint, solvents, varnish, shellac, lacquer, strong detergents, insecticides, commercial fertilizers, chemicals and heavy metals.

Ord. of 8-31-89, § 1