§339-21 - Definitions.
[PART
II.]Â NONDEGRADABLE SOLID WASTE
Cross References
 Integrated solid waste management, see chapter 342G.
 Solid waste pollution, see chapter 342H.
[§339-21] Definitions. As used in this
part, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Degradable” means all of the following:
(1)Â Capable of achieving degradation by biological
processes, photodegradation, chemodegradation, or degradation by other natural
degrading processes;
(2)Â Degradation at a rate that is equal to, or
greater than, the degradation by a process specified in paragraph (1) of other
commercially available plastic devices; and
(3)Â Degradation which will not produce or result in a
residue or byproduct which, during or after such process of degrading, would be
a hazardous or extremely hazardous waste as specified in the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act.
“Director” means the director of health or the
director’s duly appointed agent. [L 1989, c 312, pt of §2]