[PARTII.]  NONDEGRADABLE SOLID WASTE

 

Cross References

 

  Integrated solid waste management, see chapter 342G.

  Solid waste pollution, see chapter 342H.

 

[§339-21]  Definitions.  As used in thispart, unless the context otherwise requires:

“Degradable” means all of the following:

(1)  Capable of achieving degradation by biologicalprocesses, photodegradation, chemodegradation, or degradation by other naturaldegrading processes;

(2)  Degradation at a rate that is equal to, orgreater than, the degradation by a process specified in paragraph (1) of othercommercially available plastic devices; and

(3)  Degradation which will not produce or result in aresidue or byproduct which, during or after such process of degrading, would bea hazardous or extremely hazardous waste as specified in the ResourceConservation and Recovery Act.

“Director” means the director of health or thedirector’s duly appointed agent. [L 1989, c 312, pt of §2]