North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 13 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter B - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13B .0101 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The definitions in Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the General
					 Statutes and the following definitions shall apply throughout this Subchapter,
					 except for Section .1500 of this Subchapter:
(1) "Aerated static pile composting" means
				  the process in which decomposing organic material is placed in piles over an
				  active aeration system that is used to supply oxygen and to control temperature
				  for the purpose of producing compost.
(2) "Agricultural waste" means waste
				  materials produced from the raising of plants and animals, including animal
				  manures, bedding, plant stalks, hulls, and vegetable matter.
(3) "Airport" means public-use airport open
				  to the public without prior permission and without restrictions within the
				  physical capacities of available facilities.
(4) "Anaerobic digestion" means the
				  biological process in which microorganisms break down biodegradable organic
				  material in the absence of oxygen.
(5) "Backyard composting" means the on-site
				  composting of yard waste and food residuals by the owner or tenant of a
				  residential property. The waste material is generated only onsite, and the
				  resulting compost is used only onsite or on the owner or tenant's
				  property.
(6) "Backyard
				  vermicomposting" means the on-site vermicomposting by the owner or tenant of a
				  residential property using organic material from the residential property with
				  the product produced used only onsite or on the owner or tenant's
				  property.
(7) "Collection center"
				  means a collection point for the temporary storage of solid waste for
				  individual residential households who choose to transport solid waste generated
				  on their own property to a facility owned or operated by a local government,
				  rather than directly to a solid waste management facility permitted in
				  accordance with the rules of this Subchapter. Collection centers are also known
				  as "convenience centers" and "drop-off-centers," and are not transfer stations
				  for the purpose of this Subchapter. A person, business, or local government
				  facility that collects materials for the purpose of recycling, and does not
				  collect any solid waste for the purpose of disposal, is not a collection center
				  for the purpose of this Subchapter. A collection center shall operate in
				  accordance with Rule .0208(a) of this Subchapter.
(8) "Compost" means a decomposed, humus-like
				  organic matter, produced in an aerobic composting process that is designed and
				  monitored to ensure that the product is free from pathogens, toxins, or
				  materials harmful at the point of end use. Compost is suitable for use as a
				  soil conditioner and may have varying nutrient values.
(9) "Compost facility" means a solid waste
				  facility established in accordance with Section .1400 of this Subchapter that
				  utilizes a controlled biological process of degrading non-hazardous solid
				  waste. A compost facility may include:
(a)
				  materials processing and hauling equipment;
(b) structures to control drainage;
(c) structures to collect and treat leachate;
				  and
(d) storage areas for the
				  incoming waste, the final products, and residual materials.