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Seattle |
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Municipal Code |
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Title 21. UTILITIES |
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SubTitle III. Solid Waste |
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Chapter 21.36. SOLID WASTE COLLECTION |
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SubChapter I. General Provisions |
§ 21.36.010. Definitions A—B.
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"Abandoned landfill" means a solid waste landfill disposal site which was completed prior to the requirement to obtain a closure permit.
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"Alley" means a public or private way which is intended to provide or which provides a roadway for vehicular and pedestrian access to abutting properties and is generally located to the rear or side of those properties.
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"A&E Services" means ancillary and elective services associated with collection of commercial solid waste and construction, demolition and land clearing waste.
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"Apartment hotel" means a building providing accommodations for transient guests in which at least fifty (50) percent of the gross habitable floor area is used by permanent residents.
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"Apartment house" means a building or portion thereof containing five (5) or more dwelling units.
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"Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of serpentinite (chrysotile), riebeckite (crocidolite), cummingtonite-grunerite, anthophyllite and actinolite-tremolite.
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"Asbestos material" means any material containing at least one (1) percent asbestos as determined by polarized light microscopy using the Interim Method of the Determination of Asbestos in Bulk Insulation Samples contained in Appendix A of Subpart F in 40 C.F.R. Part 763, unless it can be demonstrated that the material does not release asbestos fibers when crumbled, pulverized or otherwise disturbed.
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"Asbestos-containing waste material" means any waste that contains asbestos. This term includes asbestos waste from control devices, contaminated clothing, asbestos waste material, materials used to enclose the work area during an asbestos project, and bags or containers that previously contained asbestos.
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"Beneficial Use" means the use of solid waste as an ingredient in a manufacturing process, or as an effective substitute for natural or commercial products in a manner that does not pose a threat to human health or the environment. Avoidance of processing or disposal cost alone does not constitute beneficial use. In accordance with the City's Administrative Code, Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 3.02, and Seattle Municipal Code Section 3.32.020, the Director of Seattle Public Utilities shall adopt rules designating those uses of solid waste that constitute beneficial use.
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"Boarding or rooming house" means a building other than a hotel, where meals and room, or rooms only, are provided for compensation for nine (9) or more nontransient persons.
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"Bulky waste" means cartons, boxes, crates, etc., or other MSW materials set out for disposal as overflow to a customer's regular can, cart or detachable collection service.
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"Bundle" means one (1) box or carton empty or filled with solid waste, one (1) bag filled with solid waste, or bundle of solid waste, securely bundled so that none of the material blows about and so it is not easily broken apart and which is of such size that the longest dimension does not exceed three (3) feet, the volume does not exceed six (6) cubic feet and the total weight does not exceed sixty (60) pounds, and is in good condition for handling at the time of collection. The box, bag, or carton, if present, must be disposable.
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"Bundle-of-yardwaste" means "yardwaste" defined in Section 21.36.016 that is placed in a container or securely tied so that none of the material blows away or falls out upon lifting and so that it is not easily broken apart. Its longest dimension may not exceed four (4) feet in length; its diameter may not be over two (2) feet; and its weight may not exceed sixty (60) pounds.