La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VII-10303

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Section 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.

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.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VII-10303

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste Division, LR 18:35 (January 1992), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 37:3259 (November 2011).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2411-2422.