Compacted waste definition

Compacted waste means solid waste that has been compressed by non-residential mechanical or hydraulic machinery.
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Compacted waste means any solid waste whose volume is less than in the loose condition as a result of compression.
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Compacted waste means garbage that has been compressed by mechanical or other means.
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More Definitions of Compacted waste

Compacted waste means solid waste which has been mechanically compacted or compressed. (Ord. 3176, 1990)
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Compacted waste means solid waste which has been mechanicallycompacted or compressed. (Ord. 3176, 1990)
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Compacted waste means any solid waste whose volume has been reduced through mechanical means by compression from the original state.
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Compacted waste means any waste that has been baled or compacted by a mechanical device prior to placement into a collection container, as well as waste that has been compressed in size by any means, so that it does not fall freely from a commercial or industrial container designed for loose collection, into a collection vehicle, thereby interfering with the normal and usual collection and disposal process.
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Related to Compacted waste

  • Yard waste means leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush, including clean woody vegetative material no greater than 6 inches in diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.

  • Mixed waste means a waste that contains both RCRA hazardous waste and source, special nuclear, or byproduct material subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

  • Liquid waste means any waste material that is determined to contain "free liquids" as defined by Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test), as described in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods" (EPA Pub. No. SW-846).

  • Food Waste means waste food that is household waste or, as the case may be, commercial waste, and shall have the same meaning as that applying to Regulation 7 of the Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 (SI 508 of 2009) or, as the case may be, to Regulation 6 of the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2015 (SI 430 of 2015);

  • Compaction means the increase in soil bulk density.