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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 239
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(2) "Natural wood waste recycling facility" does not include a collection
or processing facility operated by:
(i) A nonprofit or governmental organization located in the
State; or
(ii) A single individual or business that provides recycling
services for its own employees or for its own recyclable materials generated on its own
premises.)
[(j)] (K) "Office" means the Office of Recycling within the Department.
[(k)] (L) "Recyclable materials" means those materials that:
(1) Would otherwise become solid waste for disposal in a refuse
disposal system; and
(2) May be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the
marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.
[(l)] (M) (1) "Recycling" means any process in which materials that
would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated, or processed and
returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.
(2) "Recycling" includes composting.
[(m)] (N) "Recycling services" means the services provided by persons
engaged in the business of recycling, including the collection, processing, storage,
purchase, sale, or disposition of recyclable materials.
[(n)] (O) "Resource recovery facility" means a facility in existence as of
January 1, 1988 that:
(1) Processes solid waste to produce valuable resources, including
steam, electricity, metals, or refuse-derived fuel; and
(2) Achieves a volume reduction of at least 50 percent of its solid waste
stream.
[(o)] (P) (1) "Solid waste stream" means garbage or refuse that would,
unless recycled, be disposed of in a refuse disposal system located in this State.
(2) "Solid waste stream" does not include:
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