Definitions

Definitions. For the purposes of this regulation, the following words shall have the definitions ascribed herein unless the context requires otherwise: A. “Commission” shall mean the Commission on Environmental Quality. B. “Department” shall mean the Department of Environmental Quality. C. “Collection contractor” shall mean a person approved by the Department and retained by a county, municipality, or multicounty agency to operate a household hazardous waste collection and management program. D. “Household hazardous waste” shall mean any waste that would be considered hazardous under the Solid Waste Disposal Law of 1974, Section 17-17-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, but for the fact that it is produced in quantities smaller than those regulated under such laws or regulations and is generated by persons not otherwise covered by such laws or regulations. E. “Applicant” shall mean a county, municipality, or multicounty agency requesting to operate a household hazardous waste collection and management program.