Mich. Admin. Code R. 299.4106a - Definitions of terms used in act
Rule 106a. As used in the
(a) "Approved hydrogeologic monitoring
program " means a monitoring program which is approved by the director and which
is in compliance under R 299.4905.
(b) "Compost " means organic matter from yard
clippings or compostable materials that have undergone biological decomposition
by composting , that have been stabilized to a degree that it is potentially
beneficial to plant growth without creating a nuisance , and that are used or
sold for use as a soil amendment, artificial topsoil, or growing medium
amendment or for other similar uses.
(c) "Conversion " means the process by which
any of the following is recycled into marketable raw materials or new products :
(i) Glass.
(ii) Metal.
(iii) Wood.
(iv) Paper products.
(v) Plastics.
(vi) Rubber .
(vii) Textiles.
(viii) Garbage .
(ix) Yard clippings.
(x) Other materials approved by the
department .
(d) "Establish a
disposal area " as used in the act , means to create a new disposal area , as
defined in these rules.
(e)
"Modification " means a significant change in the approved plans for a landfill
that does not constitute an upgrading , including any of the following:
(i) An increase in the final elevation of a
landfill unit that does not result in an increase in design capacity or a
change in the solid waste boundary . An increase in the final elevation of a
landfill which is necessary to comply with changes in the act or these rules,
but which does not result in a vertical expansion , is not a
modification .
(ii) A reduction in
the protection provided by a liner or cover system .
(iii) Other significant changes in design.
The substitution of one equivalent type of material for another in a landfill
design shall not be considered significant , if the change is approved by the
department .
(f) "New
products " means marketable consumer goods produced from site -separated or
source -separated material. New products shall not be used in a manner
constituting disposal , unless the new products are any of the following:
(i) Inert materials.
(ii) Compost produced from yard
clippings.
(iii) Compostable
material.
(iv) Material applied to
the land for agricultural or silvicultural use in a manner consistent with the
act and these rules.
(g)
"Operating landfill ," as used in section 11525a of the act , means a landfill
which is either open or closed, but which has not completed the postclosure
period specified in the act .
(h)
"Raw materials " means materials that are returned for reuse to the original
industry which produced the material, that are sold for use in an industrial
process to make new products , or that are used as fuel in a unit permitted to
burn the material as fuel under part 55 of the act .
(i) "Rubber " means crumb rubber or ground
tires that does not contain steel and fiber.
(j) "Scrap " means metal that is a recyclable
material . Used appliances shall not be considered scrap unless capacitors or
other parts that may contain polychlorinated biphenyls have been removed and
disposed of in compliance with the act and TSCA , if applicable.
(k) "Solid waste disposal area " means the
disposal area that is approved in a construction permit or engineering plans
approved by the solid waste control agency before January 11, 1979, and all
contiguous property that is owned by the same person which has been approved
for the disposal of solid waste in other construction permits.
(l) "Upgrading ," as used in section 11510 of
the act , means any of the following:
(i) The
installation of thicker or additional liners in the bottom or final cover of a
landfill .
(ii) The installation of
gas recovery systems at a landfill .
(iii) The installation of equipment to
separate recyclable material at a landfill .
(iv) A restriction in the type of waste that
is received at a landfill beyond that previously approved.
(v) Other improvements to a disposal area
that are approved by the director .
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