N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-0701: Definitions

§ 27-0701. Definitions.

As used in this title:

1. "Solid waste" means all putrescible and non-putrescible materials

or substances discarded or rejected as being spent, useless, worthless

or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection,

except including but not limited to garbage, refuse, industrial and

commercial waste, sludges from air or water control facilities, rubbish,

ashes, contained gaseous material, incinerator residue, demolition and

construction debris, discarded automobiles and offal but not including

sewage and other highly diluted water carried materials or substances

and those in gaseous form.

2. "Solid waste management facility" means any facility employed

beyond the initial solid waste collection process including, but not

limited to, transfer stations, baling facilities, rail haul or barge

haul facilities, processing systems, including resource recovery

facilities or other facilities for reducing solid waste volume, sanitary

landfills, facilities for the disposal of construction and demolition

debris, plants and facilities for compacting, composting or pyrolization

of solid wastes, incinerators and other solid waste disposal, reduction

or conversion facilities.

3. "Solid waste management" means the purposeful and systematic

transportation, storage, processing, recovery and disposal of solid

waste.

4. "Resource recovery" means the separation, extraction and recovery

of useable materials, energy or heat from solid waste through source

separation, recycling centers or other programs, projects or facilities.