LAC 33:VII.10303. Definitions

A. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in conjunction with LAC 33:VII.Subpart 1, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Chapter, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. Elements of Nature―acts of God. Label―a molded imprint or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic product. Permit―a written authorization issued by the administrative authority to a person for the construction, installation, modification, operation, closure of facilities used or intended to be used to process, collect or transport waste tires in accordance with the Act, these regulations, and specified terms and conditions. Permittee/Permit Holder―a person who is issued a permit and is responsible for meeting all conditions of the permit and these regulations at a facility. Plastic Bottle―a plastic container, that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container, accepts a screw-type, snap cap, or other closure, and has a capacity of 16 fluid ounces or more, but less than 5 gallons. Premises―a unit of land and/or buildings, or any portion thereof. Property shall be considered as contiguous parcels even if separated by a utility easement or road or railroad right of way. Process―a method or technique, including recycling, recovering, compacting (but not including compacting which occurs solely within a transportation vehicle), composting, incinerating, shredding, baling, recovering resources, pyrolyzing, or any other method or technique designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of a solid waste to render it safer for transport; or a method to reduce it in volume; or a method which renders it amenable for recovery, storage, reshipment or resale. Recovered Materials―those materials which have known recycling potential, can be feasibly recycled, and have been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream, for sale, use, or reuse, by separation, collection, or processing. Recyclable Materials―those materials which are capable of being recycled and which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as nonhazardous solid waste. Recycled Content―materials that contain a percentage of post-consumer materials as determined by the department in the products or materials to be procured, including but not limited to paper, aluminum, glass, and composted materials. Recycling―any process by which nonhazardous solid waste, or material which would otherwise become solid waste, is collected, separated, or processed and reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products. Rigid Plastic Container―any formed or molded container, other than a bottle, intended for single use, composed predominantly of plastic resin, and having a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a capacity of 8 ounces or more but less than 5 gallons. Solid Waste—any garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded material, including those in a solid, liquid, or semisolid state resulting from residential, community, or commercial activities. As used in this Chapter, the term solid waste shall not include mining, agricultural, special and industrial wastes, or hazardous and infectious wastes. It also does not include or mean solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under R.S.30:2074, or source, special nuclear, or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as amended, or hazardous waste subject to permits under R.S. 30:2171 et seq. The definition of solid waste shall not include recovered materials or uncontaminated scrap metal materials which are purchased for resale to be recycled or reused and are not destined for disposal. It also shall not include post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks as defined in R.S. 30:2153 that are converted through advanced recycling as defined in R.S. 30:2153 or are held at an advanced recycling facility as defined in R.S. 30:2153 prior to conversion. Solid Waste Management Facility—any solid waste disposal area, volume reduction plant, transfer station, or other facility the purpose of which is resource recovery or the disposal, recycling, processing, or storage of solid waste and which is owned or operated by or receives solid waste from a parish or municipality. This does not include advanced recycling facilities as defined in R.S. 30:2153 or those facilities which collect, process, remanufacture, or ship recovered materials unless such facilities are engaged in the management of solid waste. Speculative Accumulation of Recyclable Materials—the accumulation of recyclable materials for which no current use, reuse, recycling or any reasonably anticipated future market for the use, reuse, or recycling of the material exists. White Goods―inoperative and/or discarded refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, and other similar domestic and commercial appliances.