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MICHIGAN STATUTES AND CODES
Section 324.11505 - Definitions; R, S.
Act 451 of 1994
324.11505 Definitions; R, S.
Sec. 11505.
(1) "Recyclable materials" means source separated materials, site separated materials, high grade paper, glass, metal, plastic, aluminum, newspaper, corrugated paper, yard clippings, and other materials that may be recycled or composted.
(2) "Regional solid waste management planning agency" means the regional solid waste planning agency designated by the governor pursuant to 42 USC 6946.
(3) "Resource recovery facility" means machinery, equipment, structures, or any parts or accessories of machinery, equipment, or structures, installed or acquired for the primary purpose of recovering materials or energy from the waste stream.
(4) "Response activity" means an activity that is necessary to protect the public health, safety, welfare, or the environment, and includes, but is not limited to, evaluation, cleanup, removal, containment, isolation, treatment, monitoring, maintenance, replacement of water supplies, and temporary relocation of people.
(5) "Rubbish" means nonputrescible solid waste, excluding ashes, consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste, including paper, cardboard, metal containers, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, demolished building materials, or litter of any kind that may be a detriment to the public health and safety.
(6) "Salvaging" means the lawful and controlled removal of reusable materials from solid waste.
(7) "Site separated material" means glass, metal, wood, paper products, plastics, rubber, textiles, garbage, or any other material approved by the department that is separated from solid waste for the purpose of conversion into raw materials or new products. Site separated material does not include the residue remaining after glass, metal, wood, paper products, plastics, rubber, textiles, or any other material approved by the department is separated from solid waste.
(8) "Slag" means the nonmetallic product resulting from melting or smelting operations for iron or steel.
History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 26, 2008
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Popular Name: Solid Waste Act