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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 26.04.13.02" title_num="26" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="13" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Anaerobic digestion” means the controlled anaerobic biological decomposition of organic waste material to produce biogas and digestate.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Animal mortality” means an animal carcass that is generated:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At a farm during the normal course of operations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>At another location and managed by State or local government as part of roadway or other maintenance activities; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>At a farm or other location and managed under an emergency exemption under COMAR 26.04.11.06.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Compostable products” means containers, films, or food service items, such as bowls, plates, cups, or cutlery, composed of materials such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Vegetable matter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Paper;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Cardboard; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Compostable plastics that are, within the length of time and process employed at the composting facility at which they are used, capable of biological decomposition to a degree that they result in marketable compost meeting the standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture under Agriculture Article, §6–221, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Composting” means the controlled aerobic biological decomposition of organic waste material.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Final disposal” means the complete and ultimate disposal of solid waste.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Food Residuals.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Food residuals” means material derived from the processing or discarding of food, including pre- and post-consumer vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy products, and meats.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Food residuals” does not include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Animal mortalities;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Compostable products; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Wastewater that contains material derived from the processing or discarding of food.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Generates” means creates material destined for management in a refuse disposal system if not otherwise diverted through reduction or recycling activities.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Organics Recycling.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Organics recycling” means any process in which organic materials are collected, separated, or processed and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Organics recycling” includes anaerobic digestion and composting.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Organics recycling facility” means a facility where organics recycling takes place.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Person.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Person” includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>An individual facility owned or operated by a local school system;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>An individual public primary or secondary school;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>An individual nonpublic school;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>A supermarket, convenience store, mini-mart, or similar establishment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>A business cafeteria, school cafeteria, or institutional cafeteria;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>A cafeteria operated by or on behalf of the State or a local government;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>A manufacturer, processor, or similar establishment; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>Any other entity listed under §B(10)(a) of this regulation that is not excluded under §B(10)(c) of this regulation.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Person” does not include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The aggregate of all school buildings and facilities in a local school system; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A restaurant establishment that accommodates the public and is equipped with a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Recyclable Materials.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Recyclable materials” means those materials that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Would otherwise become solid waste for disposal in a refuse disposal system; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>May be collected, separated, composted, or processed and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Recyclable materials” does not include incinerator ash.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Recycling” means any process in which recyclable materials are collected, separated, or processed and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Refuse disposal system” includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An incinerator;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A transfer station;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A landfill system;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A landfill;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A solid waste processing facility; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Any other solid waste acceptance facility.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>