BYLAW - Waste Management Agreement - 19900425 - 319190' .
BY -LAW NUMBER 3191~90
OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
BEING A BY-LAW to authorize the
entering into of a waste management
agreement between the Town of Aurora and
York Sanitation
WHEREAS the Municipal Act R.S.O. 1980, Section 210 (83) permits Council,
subject to the Ontario Municipal Board Act, to pass by-laws for establishing
and maintaining a system for the collection, removal and disposal of garbage
and other refuse, and for contracting with any person for the collection,
remova 1 and di sposa 1 by him of ashes, garbage and other refuse upon such
terms and conditions as may be considered expedient;
AND WHEREAS Section 64 of the Ontario Municipal Board Act R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 348 requires the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board of by-laws
passed by muni cipa 1 counci 1 s undertaking commitments extending beyond the
term of Council;
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Town of Aurora enacts as
follows:
I. That subject to the approval of the Ontario Muni ci pa 1 Board, the
execution of a waste management agreement is hereby authorized by this
Corporation;
2. The term of this agreement shall be for a five (5) year period;
3. The terms and conditions of the agreement shall be as contained in
Schedule "A";
4. The Mayor and Clerk shall be authorized to sign and execute under the
Seal of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora all necessary documents;
and
5. The provisions of this By-law shall come into force and be effective
upon the final passage thereof, and when the required approval of the
Ontario Municipal Board has been obtained in accordance with Section
64 (41 of the Ontario Municipal Board Act.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS ) ~ DAY OF~ ' 1990.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS j( 5 DAY OF r ' 1990.
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THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 25th day of April, 1990.
B E '1' W E E N:
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
(hereinafter called the "Corporation"}
OF THE FIRST PART
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YORK SANITATION DIVISION OF WMI WASTE
MANAGEMENT OF CANADA INC.
(hereinafter called the "Contractor"}
WHEREAS the Corporation
agreement with the Contractor to
garbage and recyclable waste within
Town of Aurora;
OF THE SECOND PART
wishes to enter into an
provide for collection of
the municipal limits of the
AND WHEREAS the Contractor has agreed with the Corpor-
ation to collect garbage and recyclable waste in the Town of
Aurora for a period of five years commencing May 8, 1990 on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in con-
sideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions
1. 01 In addition to any terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, and unless otherwise specified or modified
herein, the following terms shall have the following
meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:
(a) "Agreement•
amendments,
means this Agreement, including any
modifications, extensions or other
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alterations thereof to which the parties may agree
in writing from time to time;
{b) •By-law• means By-law number 3030-88 of the Cor-
poration, a copy of which is annexed hereto as
Schedule "A";
(c) •collection location• means each single-family
residential dwelling, each multiple-unit residen-
tial dwelling, and each commercial establishment,
located within the municipal boundaries of the
Town, except for multiple unit residential
dwellings and commercial establishments the
owners/operators of which contract independently
for containerized collection of garbage;
(d) •commercial establishment• means each distinct,
identifiable premises containing one or more re-
tail businesses or offices for the conduct of a
business or profession, but does not include
industrial or manufacturing facilities;
(e) •contractor• means WMI Waste Management of Canada
Inc., its successors and assigns;
(f) •corporation• means the Corporation of the Town
of Aurora;
(g) •garbage• means •garbage•, other than recyclable
waste, as defined in Section 1.3 of the By-law;
{h) •household• means each:
(i) single-family residential dwelling,
(ii) dwelling unit within a multiple-unit resi-
dential dwelling,
(iii) individual retail business or office that
is or is a unit of a commercial establish-
ment,
located at a collection location within the
municipal boundaries of the Town;
(i) •multiple-unit residential dwelling• means pre-
mises designed and zoned for occupancy by more
than one family;
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(j) •non-collectible waste• includes "non-collectible
waste" as defined in the By-law and in Schedule
"C" hereto, and also includes any hazardous waste
or other form of waste which from time to time in
accordance with applicable law or reasonable po-
licies established by the Contractor is not cap-
able of being disposed of in an ordinary sanitary
landfill without special handling or arrangements;
(k) •recyclable waste• means empty glass bottles and
containers, empty metal cans and similar metal
containers, empty "PET" containers and newsprint
deposited by occupants of collection locations in
"blue boxes" made available by the Town to such
occupants.
(1) _•single-family
mises designed
family; and
residential dwelling• means pre-
and zoned for occupancy by one
(m) •Town• means the Town of Aurora, Ontario.
1.02 For the purposes of this Agreement the terms "residen-
dential premises" and "commercial premises" as used in
the By-law shall be deemed to have the same meaning
therein as the term "collection location" herein.
2. Term of Agreement
2.01 This Agreement shall be effective as of the Bth day
of May, 1990 and shall remain in effect until and
including the 7th day of May, 1995.
3. Collection of Garbage and Recyclable Waste
3.01 Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, during
the term of this Agreement the Corporation grants to
the Contractor the exclusive right to collect and
dispose of garbage and recyclable waste from
collection locations in the Town and the Contractor
agrees to collect and dispose of all such garbage and
recyclable waste.
3.02 The Contractor covenants and agrees that garbage and
recyclable waste shall be collected from each
collection location once each week during the term of
this Agreement. The schedule of days and locations of
3.04
3.04
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such collections shall be as set out in Schedule "B"
hereto. The schedule may be altered from time to time
by agreement between the Contractor and the
appropriate officials of the Corporation, but no
change shall be made in the schedule until adequate
notice has been given by the party initiating the
change to all persons affected by such change.
3.03 The Contractor shall not be required to make any
collections on the following holidays, namely:
New Year • s Day
Good Friday
Victoria Day
Dominion Day
Civic Holiday
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
or any other statutory holiday so declared during the
term of this Agreement, provided however that if a
holiday occurs on a collection day, the Contractor
shall arrange for collection from those' collection
locations where collection would have occurred but for
such holiday on an alternate day falling on the
business day next preceding or following such holiday.
During the term of this Agreement, the Corporation
shall be responsible for providing and licencing at
least two appropriate collection vehicles for the use
of the Contractor in collecting recyclable waste.
Except for licencing fees, the Contractor shall be
responsible for the costs of operation and maintenance
of such vehicles and for insuring such vehicles in
accordance with the terms of paragraph 6. 01 hereof.
Moreover, responsibility for and costs of advertising
and printed materials associated with the initiation
and ongoing operation of the "blue box" recyclable
waste programme in the Town shall be the
responsibility of the Corporation.
In addition to the regular collection services
contemplated by paragraph 3. 02, the Contractor shall
also provide the following special collection services
to all collection locations:
(a) on the last Monday of each month, the Contractor
shall collect any "white goods" (such as
refrigerators, stoves and hot water heaters)
placed for disposal at collection locations and
shall deliver such white goods to the Town Works
Yard;
(b) on one Monday in the autumn of each year (on a
date to be determined by the Corporation in
consultation with and upon at least two months'
prior notice to the Contractor), the Contractor
shall collect all leaves properly bagged and
placed for disposal at collection locations on
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such date; and
(c) on one Monday in January of each year (on a date
to be determined by the Corporation in
consul tat ion with and upon at least two months •
prior notice to the Contractor), the Contractor
shall collect all Christmas trees placed for
disposal at collection locations on such date.
4. Contractor's Fees
4. 01 During the period commencing May 8, 1990 and ending
December 31, 1990, the Corporation shall pay to the
Contractor a garbage collection fee of $63.56 per year
per household and a recyclable waste collection fee of
$20.47 per year per household. As of January 1 of
each of 1991 through 1995, the garbage collection and
recyclable waste collection fees per year per
household shall be adjusted to equal such fees as
pertained at December 31 of the immediately preceding
year plus a percentage increase equal to the year to
year percentage increase, if any, in the Statistics
Canada Consumer Price Index under the heading •All
Items Toronto Area• (•C.P.I.•) as indicated by a
comparison of the monthly publication of C.P.I.
occurring most recently prior to January 1 of each
relevant year with the monthly publication of C. P. I.
for the same month of the immediately preceding year.
4. 02 The Contractor and the Corporation agree that until
December 31, 1990 the number of households to which
this Agreement relates shall be deemed to be 8, 208.
In respect of each subsequent calendar year or portion
thereof during the term of this Agreement, the
Contractor and the Corporation shall mutually
determine during the immediately preceding December
the number of households then existing in the Town
which number shall be deemed to be the number of
households to which this Agreement relates for such
subsequent year or portion thereof.
4.03 The Corporation acknowledges that the garbage
collection fee per year per household herein has been
established on the assumption that the Contractor will
be able to continue to utilize the Keele Valley
Landfill Site for garbage disposal and that the
recyclable waste collection fee has been established
on the assumption that the Contractor will be able to
deliver recyclable waste to the Town of Markham
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recycling depot. At any time and from time to time
during the term of this Agreement, if the Contractor
should be required to dispose of garbage to which this
Agreement relates at a landfill site located further
from the municipal boundaries of the Town than the
Keele Valley Landfill Site, or to dispose of
recyclable waste at a recycling location further from
the municipal boundaries of the Town than the Town of
Markham depot, the then pertaining fee per year per
household for garbage collection or recyclable waste
collection, as the case may be, shall be increased
immediately by an amount sufficient to ensure that the
Contractor is in no worse position than it would have
been in had the Keele Valley Landfill Site or the Town
of Markham recycling depot, as the case may be,
continued to be available.
4.04 The Corporation and the Contractor further
acknowledge and agree that the Corporation shall be
solely responsible for payment of all tippage and
similar disposal fees and charges imposed at any
landfill or other disposal site with respect to any
garbage, recyclable waste or other waste material to
be collected and disposed of by the Contractor under
this Agreement.
4. 05 The Contractor shall invoice the Corporation monthly,
in advance, as of the first day of each month, on the
basis of 1/12 of the annual fees then pertinent, in
accordance with the provisions of the foregoing para-
graphs 4.01 through 4.03, and the Corporation shall
pay the amount of each such invoice within 10 days of
receipt of such invoice.
5. Standards of Service
5.01 The Contractor shall collect on each relevant collec-
tion date all of the garbage and recyclable waste
placed for collection at each collection location,
provided that the Contractor shall not be required to
collect at any collection location any garbage or
recyclable waste that does not conform in respect of
timing of placement, location of placement, content,
receptable, number of receptacles, size, weight, or
any other characteristic, with the terms of the By-law
or of this Agreement.
5.02 In rendering its services under this Agreement, the
Contractor shall:
(a) maintain and operate a sufficient number of
garbage collection vehicles in proper working
order so as to efficiently carry out its garbage
collection obligations hereunder;
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(b) use only modern, all-steel packer bodies on its
garbage collection vehicles;
(c) place on garbage collection vehicles such
non-commercial signs and identification as may be
reasonably requested by the Corporation; and
(d) ensure that its employees and agents exercise
reasonable care and diligence in carrying out the
provisions of this Agreement.
5.03 Should any person employed by Contractor in connec-
tion with this Agreement give the Corporation any just
cause for complaint about the performance of his duties
in connection with this Agreement and the Corporation
so notifies the Contractor in writing, stating the
cause for complaint, the Contractor shall thereupon
take such steps as may be necessary to rectify the com-
plaint and shall. advise the Corporation in writing of
the disposition of such complaint.
6. Insurance and Bonding
6.01 The Contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the
Corporation from all actions, causes of action, suits,
claims and demands whatsoever arising out of or in re-
spect of the Contractor's negligent acts in the per-
formance of its activities in collecting and disposing
of garbage and recyclable waste as herein
contemplated, and it shall file with the Treasurer of
the Corporation proof that it has insured itself under
a contract or contracts of insurance:
(a) against motor vehicle liability in the amount of
not less than $1,000,000 inclusive, which policy
shall be cancellable only upon 30 days prior
written notice to the Corporation; and
(b) against liability arising out of causes other
than the operation of a motor vehicle in the
amount of not less than $2,000,000 which policy
shall include the Corporation as an additional
insured, shall contain a cross-liability clause,
and shall be cancellable only upon 30 days prior
written notice to the Corporation.
6. 02 The Contractor agrees to post a $50,000 performance
bond with the Corporation, such bond to remain in
effect during the term of this Agreement.
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8.
9.
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Ownership
7.01 The Contractor acknowledges that when
collected by it pursuant to the terms
Agreement has been placed in its collection
the Contractor becomes the sole owner of such
Non-Collectible Waste
garbage
of this
vehicles,
garbage.
8.01 The Contractor shall not be required to collect or
dispose of any non-collectible waste or to collect
waste from any "blue box" that contains anything other.
than recyclable waste, and shall not collect any
materials placed for collection which appear upon
visual inspection to constitute non-collectible waste,
provided, however, that the Contractor shall not be
required· to open for inspection any bags or other
closed containers of any sort to ascertain whether the
contents may constitute or include non-collectible
waste. The Corporation shall be responsible for
requiring that all persons who avail themselves of the
services to which this Agreement relates refrain from
submitting any non-collectible waste for disposal
hereunder and, subject to the provisions of the first
sentence of this paragraph 8. 01, hereby covenants to
indemnify and save harmless the Contractor, its
successors and assigns, from all actions, causes of
action, suits, claims and demands arising out of or in
respect of the failure of the Corporation or such
persons to comply with the foregoing.
Default, Remedies
9.01 If any of the events hereafter referred to shall
occur, then the Corporation may at its option· and
without prejudice to any other rights or remedies it
may have, including realization under the performance
bond referred to in paragraph 6. 02 hereof, terminate
this Agreement upon notice:
(a) if the Contractor shall commit an act of bank-
ruptcy, become bankrupt or insolvent or be sub-
jected to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act,
or any other act for the benefit of creditors, or
go into liquidation either voluntarily or under
an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or
make a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or otherwise acknowledge its insol-
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vency, or if proceedings shall be commenced to
petition the Contractor into bankruptcy, or if
proceedings are commenced for the appointment of
a receiver of the Contractor's property, unless
the Contractor shall provide reasonable evidence
that such proceedings are without merit;
(b) if the Contractor, or any of its agents, shall be
formally charged and convicted of giving or offer-
ing any illegal gratuity or bribe to any official
of the Corporation relating to this Agreement or
any other existing or proposed relationship be-
tween the Contractor and the Corporation;
(c) if the Contractor shall be in material breach of
any of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement
·or persistently fail to carry out such obligations
in an efficient, workmanlike and skillful manner,
and shall fail to rectify such deficiency within
seven days after notice thereof shall have been
given to the Contractor by the Corporation; or
(d) if the Contractor shall persistently disregard
the laws, by-laws, rules, regulations, standards,
directives or requirements of any of the authori-
ties having jurisdiction over its activities here-
under, including without restricting the gener-
ality of the foregoing, directives of the Corpora-
tion that are not inconsistent with the terms of
this Agreement.
9.02 Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to paragraph 9.01, the Contractor shall remain
liable for all damag~s, losses, costs and expenses the
Corporation may suffer or incur in consequence of such
termination including, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, any additional costs the Corporation
may incur to cause the services to be performed during
the balance of the period that this Agreement would
have been in force but for its early termination.
10. Notice
10.01 Any notice, demand, acceptance or request given here-
under shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be
sufficiently given if personally delivered, or mailed
by registered mail, postage prepaid (at any time other
than during a general discontinuance of postal ser-
vices due to strike, lockout, or otherwise}, addressed
to the party to whom it is given as follows:
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Corporation:
Corporation of the Town of Aurora
81 Industrial Parkway North
P.O. Box 8100
Aurora, Ontario
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Contractor:
WMI Waste Management of Canada Inc.
2700 Matheson Blvd. East
East Tower, Suite 803
Mississauga, Ontario
L4W 4V9
Any notice shall be deemed to have been given to and
received by the party to whom it is addressed, if de-
livered, when delivered, and, if mailed, on the fourth
bank business day after the mailing thereof. Any party
may by notice given as aforesaid designate a changed
address to which a notice to such party shall be given
and any notice to such party shall thereafter be deliv-
ered or sent to such address.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation and the Con-
tractor have duly executed this Agreement.
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN 01!' AURORA
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WMI WASTE
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SCHEDULE • A •
BY-LAW 3030-88
BY-LAW NUMBER 3030~8B
OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
BEING A BY-LAW to establish and
maintain a system for the
collection, removal and disposal of
ashes, garbage and other refuse In
the Town of Aurora and to repeal
By-law 1227-55.
WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 210 of the Municipal Act pe"'lt Council
to pass By-laws for establishing and .. 1nta1n1ng a system for the
collection, removal and disposal of garbage or of other refuse ard for
contracting with any person for the collection removal and disposal by him
of ashes, garbage and other refuse •pon SkCh terms and conditions as may be
considered expedient;
AND IIHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the Town of Aurora enacted By-law
1227-55 on the 13th day of June 1955 to provide for a system of garbage
collection in the Town of Aurora;
AND WHEREAS, it is deemed expedient to enact a new by-law establishing and
•a1nta1n1ng a system for garbage collection pursuant to said Section 210 and
to prescribe terms for the placement of garbage and other refuse •von P"bllc
road allowances in certain areas of the Town of Aurora.
HOW THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the Town of Aurora ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1. In this by-law
1.1 "Ashes• shall Include the residue of any wood or coal fuel after
combustion.
1.2 •contractor• tn.:-:'.11;5 . any person, COft\pany or corporation 1.1r.der
contract with the Town to remove ashes, garbage or other refuse
throughout the Town including the workmen c11d employees of 1
contractor.
1.3 •Garbage•• shall 11ean all refiJse, ashes, or waste, animal or.
vegetable or metal, from any home~· ho~.rsehold, store, office or
premises, bu.t shall not include •non-collectible waste'.
1.4 •Person• 1ncl1.1des any owner, occt~pant, lessee, tenant, or other
person in charge of any home, household, store, office or premise.
1.5 "Non-collectible waste• shall mean any waste other than garbage or
ashes and shall include
-bandage, dressings or other pathological material
• the carcass of any animal or bird
• celluloid cuttings or movie picture film
• concrete • construction waste generated by a building contractor or
professional tradesman including broken plaster, lumber or other
material resulting from the construction, elteration, repair,
demolition, or removal of any building or struct•re
-any explosive or highly colllbustible 111ateriels
• hay. straw or man~re
• any hazardo•s 111aterlal
• liquids
• manufacturer's waste or refuse
• any .aterial of 1 size or weight in excess of the limits for
receptacles as set o.t in this by-law
·oil
• oil or gasoline soaked regs
• sawdu•t, or wood shavings
• tho stock of any wholesaler
• swill or other organic material not drained or wrapped as
her~in provided
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In no case sha11 receptacles or other garbage be pliced on any
roadway, lane, driveway or other area used by vehicles.
Unless special arrangements are 110de between the contractor and 1
property owner, the contractor shall not enter on private property for
the purpose of garbage collection.
The nu~er of receptacles put out for collection from any residential
premises shall not exceed ten (10) for each collection day.
The n~r of receptacles put out for collection from any c011111ercial
premises shall not exceed twenty (20) for each collection day.
Ho person shall deposit or penait the deposit for garbage, ashes or
other refuse upon or any lands occupied by him or under his control
which .ay endanger public health.
Notwithstanding .anything herein contained, non-collectible waste . ..ay
be collected by specla' arrangement with a contractor.
Where the quantity of garbage, ashn or other refuse exceeds the
amount ~eferred to In this by-law, the owner of any premise 111y
contract with contractors for the nmoval of same by special contract
at the owner's expense.
Ho person shall carry or convey garbage, ashes or other refuse except
In securely covered container& or In a· cart, wagon or a vehicle
totally enclosed to prevent any of the contents escaping therefrom.
In the event that any garbage, ashes or other refuse Is not placed in
receptacles or as otherwise provided herein, the Town or the
contractor may refuse to collect such garbage, ashes or other refuse.
Any person convicted of a breach of the provlsiOilS of the By-law shall
be guilty of Iii offence and every person who Is convicted of an
offence under lhi:; By-law by a Provlrodal Court Presiding Justice
shall be subject to a fine for not more than two thousand dollars
($2 ,000.00) for each offence. Such fines to be recoverable under the
Provincial Offences Act.
The By-law Ho. 1227-55 and any other by-laws Inconsistent with this
by-law be and the same are hereby repealed.
That the provisions of this By-law shall come into force and be
effective upon final passage thereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 5th DAY OF October , 19SS.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 19th IIAY OF October • 1988.
SCHEDULE • B •
COLLECTION DAYS AND LOCATIONS
TOWN OF AURORA
Tuesday Collection
Area between
Wellington St.
Concession).
Yonge Street
and south of
& Bathurst
Storrington
north of
Gate (24th
Wednesday Collection
Area west of Yonge Street, South of Murray Drive up to
and including Seaton Drive.
Factory run of Edward Street to Dunning Avenue plus
Allaura Blvd.
* Note: Country Run.
Thursday Collection
Area east of Yonge Street, North of Dunning Avenue and
west of Yonge Street, north of Storrington Gate (24th
Concession).
* Note: Country Run.
Friday Collection
Area south of Wellington Street west of Yonge Street
to Murray Drive including Trillium Drive.
* Thursday Country Run -Bathurst from Wellington to St.
John's East on St. John's to Hwy. 404. From st. John's
to Wellington on Bayview & Leslie Street. Wellington
St. from Bayview Avenue to Hwy 404.
* Wednesday Country Run Vandorf
Bloomington Sideroad from Yonge to
Bayview and Leslie Street. Bathurst
Bloomington Sideroad to Henderson.
Sideroad and
404 including
St. north of
SCHEDULE "C"
EXTENDED DEFINITION OF NON-COLLECTIBLE WASTE
1. "Non-collectible Waste• shall include any waste meeting
any of the following descriptions:
(a) A containerized waste (e.g., a drum, barrel, portable
tank, box, pail, etc.).
(b) A waste transported in a bulk tanker.
(c) A liquid waste.
(d) A sludge waste.
(e) A waste from an industrial process.
(f) A waste from a pollution control process.
(g) Residue and debris from the cleanup of a spill or re-
lease of chemical substances, commercial products or
wastes listed in (a) through (f) or (h).
(h) Contaminated soil, water, residue, debris and articles
from the cleanup of a site or facility formerly used
for the generation, storage, treatment, recycling, re-
clamation or disposal of wastes listed in (a) through
(g).
(i) "Miscellaneous Special Waste• as defined in paragraph
2.
~2. "Miscellaneous Special Waste•. Any waste meeting the de-
, .. scriptions which follow is a "non-collectible waste", but
is referred to as "miscellanous special waste":
(a) Chemical waste from a laboratory. (This is limited
to discarded containers of laboratory chemicals, lab
equipment, lab clothing, debris from lab spills or
cleanup and floor sweepings).
(b) Articles, equipment and clothing containing or conta-
minated with poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCB'S). (Ex-
amples are: PCB capacitors or transformers, gloves or
aprons from draining operations, empty drums that for-
merly held PCB's, etc. Note: PCB solids, semi-solids
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
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or liquids delivered in bulk or
laneous special waste", but
waste).
drums are not "miscel-
are "non-collectible"
•Empty• containers of waste commercial products or
chemicals. (This applies to a portable container
which has been emptied, but which may hold residuals
of the product or chemical. Examples of containers
are: portable tanks, drums, barrels, cans, bags,
liners, etc.)
Asbestos containing waste from building demolition or
cleaning. (This applies to asbestos-bearing waste
insulation materials, such as wall board, wall spray
coverings, pipe insulation, etc. Note: asbestos-
bearing industrial process waste is a "special waste•,
but not a "miscellaneous special waste").
Commercial products or chemicals: off-specification,
outdated, contaminated or banned. (This also includes
products voluntarily removed from the market place by a
manufacturer or distributor, in response to allegations
of adverse health effects associated with product use).
Residue and debris from cleanup of spills or releases
of a single chemical substance or commercial product or
a single waste which would otherwise qualify as a mis-
cellaneous special waste. (Note: residue and debris
from spills or releases not meeting this definition
are "special waste" not "miscellaneous special waste").
Waste from a medical practitioner, hospital, nursing
home, medical testing laboratory, mortuary, taxider-
mist, veterinarian, veterinary hospital or animal test-
ing laboratory. (This includes any waste produced
at these facilities, except residue from incinerators,
septic tank pumpings or waste water treatment sludges
which are all •non-collectible wastes•, but not "mis-
cellaneous special wastes•. Note: discarded chem-
icals from the above facilities should be treated as
"chemical waste from a laboratory•, as provided in
subsection 2(a) above).
Animal waste and parts from slaughterhouses or render-
ing plants. (This includes wastes from fur or leather
products manufacturers, which are •special wastes").
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(i) Waste produced by the mechanical processing of fruit,
vegetables or grain. (This includes such wastes as
rinds, hulls, husks, pods, shells, and chaff. Food
processing wastes which are aqueous· or sludges, or
which have been contaminated with dyes, additives or
preservatives are "special waste•, but not "miscella-
neous special waste").
(j) Pumpings from septic tanks used exclusively by dwelling
units. (Single family homes, duplexes, apartment
buildings, hotels or motels).
(k) Sludge from a publicly owned sewage treatment plant
serving primarily domestic users. (i.e., with no
substantial industrial or chemical influent).
(1) Grease trap wastes from residences, restaurants, or
cafeterias not located at industrial facilities.
(m) Washwater wastes from commercial car washes. (Note:
this does not include facilities used for washing the
exterior of bulk chemical or waste tank trucks or for
washing out the interior of any truck).
(n) Washwater wastes from commercial laundries or laundro-
mats. (Note: this does not include waste from a dry-
cleaning facility or waste from a commercial laundry
used by an industry to wash chemical-contaminated
clothing from its workers; but such wastes are "non-
collectible wastes").
(o) Chemical-containing equipment
(Example: cathode ray tubes,
light tubes, etc).
removed from service.
batteries, fluorescent
(p) Waste produced from the demolition or dismantling of
industrial process equipment or facilities contaminated
with chemicals from the process. (Note: chemicals or
wastes removed or drained from such equipment or facil-
ity are "non-collectible wastes").
(q) Closed cartridge filters from dry-cleaning establish-
ments. (Such fi 1 ters being used to fi 1 ter used dry-
cleaning fluids or solids).
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