Debris definition

Debris means woody vegetative residue less than 3 cubic feet in size resulting from forest practices activities which would reasonably be expected to cause significant damage to a public resource.
Debris means all non-usable natural material produced by clearing and grubbing.
Debris means solid material exceeding a 60 mm particle size that is intended for disposal and that is: A manufactured object; or plant or animal matter; or natural geologic material. However, the following materials are not debris: Any material for which a specific treatment standard is provided in 40 CFR §§ 268.40 through 268.49, namely lead acid batteries, cadmium batteries, and radioactive lead solids; Process residuals such as smelter slag and residues from the treatment of waste, wastewater, sludges, or air emission residues; and intact containers of hazardous waste that are not ruptured and that retain at least 75% of their original volume. A mixture of debris that has not been treated to the standards provided by 40 CFR § 268.45 and other material is subject to regulation as debris if the mixture is comprised primarily of debris, by volume, based on visual inspection.

Examples of Debris in a sentence

  • The Contractor does not have an exclusive right for the Collection of Construction and Demolition Debris from new construction, building modifications, renovations, remodeling, re-roofing, or demolition materials from buildings where the building structure itself is being partially or totally demolished.

  • No other person or entity except the Contractor may offer or provide Curbside Residential Collection Service, Multifamily Solid Waste Collection Service, Multifamily Recycling Collection Service, or Commercial Collection Service other than Commercial Recycling Collection Service, commercial Vegetative Waste collection and collection of Construction and Demolition Debris in the Service Area.

  • The CONTRACTOR will operate the Temporary Debris Sites and only CONTRACTOR vehicles and others specifically authorized by the CITY will be allowed to use the sites.

  • The CONTRACTOR shall construct a hazardous material containment area at each Temporary Debris Site.

  • The CITY will make every effort to identify strategically located Temporary Debris Sites throughout the county prior to a natural disaster.


More Definitions of Debris

Debris means items or equipment of a significant size left on the seabed being lost from survey or construction vessels;
Debris or “debris” means the residue of Damaged Property Insured excluding any material which is itself a Pollutant and which is deposited beyond the boundaries of the Situation.
Debris means friable or regulated asbestos-containing material that has been dislodged and has fallen from its original substrate and position or which has fallen while remaining attached to substrate sections or fragments.
Debris means items or equipment of a significant size left on the seabed being lost from survey or construction vessels or the structures comprised within the authorised scheme;
Debris means solid material exceeding a 60 mm particle size that is intended for disposal and that is: A manufactured object; or plant or animal matter; or natural geologic material. However, the following materials are not debris: Any material for which a specific treatment standard is provided in 40 C.F.R. Part 268 Subpart D (incor- porated by reference in WAC 173-303-140 (2)(a)); process residuals such as smelter slag and residues from the treatment of waste, waste- water, sludges, or air emission residues; and intact containers of hazardous waste that are not ruptured and that retain at least seven- ty-five percent of their original volume. A mixture of debris that has not been treated to the standards provided by 40 C.F.R. 268.45 and other material is subject to regulation as debris if the mixture is comprised primarily of debris, by volume, based on visual inspection.
Debris means woody vegetative residue less than four inches in diameter and less than three feet in length resulting from a forest practice operation;
Debris means all forms of disaster-related debris, including Vegetative Debris and Mixed Debris.