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KCC §21-1.3

Definitions for solid waste rules

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This section defines many words used in the county's solid waste rules, like what counts as garbage, recyclables, and special waste. It explains who is considered a hauler and what types of properties get service. It does not set any rules or penalties.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Definitions

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

The following terms shall have the meanings given below:means discarded concrete rubble, asphalt concrete, roofing tiles, and porcelain fixtures.means asbestos-containing waste materials, Category I nonfriable asbestos-containing material, Category II nonfriable asbestos-containing material, and commercial asbestos as defined in 40 CFR Part 61.means real property on which there is a dwelling unit or units. Multiple units on a single piece of property shall each be considered to be a separate benefitted property.means any food or beverage container that is composed of steel with a tin coating.means the processing of the organic fraction of the waste stream through biological or chemical means to perform composting or generate products including, but not limited to, fertilizers, feed, methane, alcohols, tars, and other products. This term includes, but is not limited to, biogassification, acid hydrolysis, pyrolysis, and fermentation. This term does not include any form of incineration or methane gas extraction from a municipal solid waste landfill.include large items of refuse, such as furniture, mattresses, bed springs, and other oversize items which would typically not fit into reusable or disposable containers.means any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, joint venture or project which carries on commercial or industrial activity for gain or profit, including any timeshare unit, hotel or hotel-apartment.means any business, industry, governmental agency, educational institution, or other nonresidential entity acting in its own behalf without remuneration, which hauls solid waste resulting from its own activities or operations to a recycling, reuse, transfer, or disposal facility. For purposes of this Chapter, a hauler shall be considered to be a business, industry, governmental agency, educational institution, or other nonresidential self-hauler if one (1) or more of the following conditions exists:The vehicle used to haul solid waste bears commercial license plates, fleet license plates, or license plates of the State or Federal government, including military license plates.The vehicle used to haul solid waste bears decals or other markings indicating that it is the property of or is used for a business, industry, institution, State or Federal government agency (including military), or other nonresidential entity.means Code of Federal Regulations.means a designated area for regular County collection services according to the requirements in Section 21-2.2.means all types of solid waste generated by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and other nonmanufacturing activities, excluding residential and industrial wastes.means a process in which organic solid wastes, such as biosolids (sewage sludge), greenwaste, manures, and non-treated wood chips and shavings, are biologically decomposed and stabilized under controlled conditions to produce a stable humus-like mulch or soil amendment. This term includes the processing of organic and non-treated wood waste materials that can be used as soil amendment, planting mixes, mulches for horticultural and agricultural applications, landfill cover, and land reclamation. The process of composting under methods approved by the Hawai'i Department of Health is a recycling activity. Land application of uncomposted organic solid waste shall not be considered an approved solid waste management activity except as a portion of the United States Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service approved land improvement, soil stabilization or reclamation plan.means recyclable materials typically used by consumers or used to deliver products to consumers. Consumer recyclables include, but are not limited to, newsprint, corrugated cardboard, aluminum beverage containers, glass containers, bimetallic cans, junk mail and other mixed paper, and plastic containers.means a paper product fabricated from two (2) layers of kraft linerboard sandwiched around a corrugating medium.means a permanent facility designed and operated to receive, store, process, and transfer to recycling markets source-separated recyclable debris. Debris recycling stations are intended to enable the County to respond immediately to large quantities of debris generated by natural disasters.means the Department of Public Works of the County of Kaua'i.means the Director of Finance of the County of Kaua'i.means the management of solid waste through incineration or landfilling at permitted solid waste facilities.means a solid waste management facility or part of one at which solid waste is intentionally placed into or on any land or water, and at which solid waste will remain after closure.means the Division of Highway Construction and Maintenance of the Department of Public Works of the County of Kaua'i.means any building or portion thereof which contains not more than two (2) dwelling units.means any building or portion thereof which contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, as required by Kaua'i County Building Code, for not more than one (1) family.means the County Engineer of the Department of Public Works of the County of Kaua'i or the County Engineer's authorized representative.means any large object made predominantly of iron or steel that has an iron content sufficient for magnetic separation, including, but not limited to, bicycles, lawn mowers, metal furniture, metal cabinets, power tools and machinery, sheet metal roofing, steel drums and tanks, iron pipe, and structural steel.includes, but is not limited to, putrescible solid waste including animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking, or serving of food. Garbage originates primarily in home kitchens, stores, markets, restaurants, and other places where food is stored, prepared, or served.means leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings, stumps, grass clippings, and other plant materials.means wallboard, sometimes referred to as sheetrock, used in the construction of interior walls of buildings, with gypsum as the primary component. Gypsum wallboard shall be free of corner beads, wood, and plastic vapor barrier.means regulated hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR 261 or the State of Hawai'i's rules or statutes, whichever is more stringent.shall be as defined in Section 8-1.5 of the Kaua'i County Code 1987, as amended, for purposes of this Chapter.means an establishment operating under a license issued pursuant to the provisions of HRS Chapter 445-92, as amended.means those wastes resulting from products purchased by the general public for household use which, because of their quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may pose a substantial known or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, disposed of, or otherwise managed.means the destruction of solid waste by burning in a furnace designed for that purpose, where solid waste is essentially reduced to ash, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.means any waste which may contain pathogens capable of causing an infectious disease, and shall include, but, not be limited to, wastes categorized in Section 11-104-4 of the Hawai'i Administrative Rules.means the use of a variety of waste management practices and processing methods to safely and effectively manage solid waste with the least adverse impact on human health and the environment.means a land site on which engineering principles are utilized to bury deposits of solid waste without creating a nuisance or hazard to public health or safety.means the permitted disposal of solid waste on land in a series of compacted layers and covering the solid waste with soil or other materials.means any waste material that is determined to contain "free liquids" as defined by Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test), as described in Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods (EPA Pub. No. SW-846).means all the infectious and injurious waste originating from a medical, veterinary, or intermediate care facility.means debris resulting from the construction or demolition of buildings or other structures and site clearing, which contains two (2) or more of the following components: wood debris, gypsum wallboard, aggregates, ferrous metal, and non-ferrous metal.means discarded paper products that are composed of two (2) or more types of paper, including newspaper, corrugated cardboard, office paper, computer paper, white paper, and coated paper stock.means solid waste refuse or garbage, originating from residential, business and institutional sources and uses which is appropriate for disposal in a permitted sanitary landfill.means any large metal object containing primarily metals other than iron and steel, including, but not limited to, aluminum or copper gutters, aluminum window frames, aluminum roofing shakes, and copper pipe.means the combustion of solid waste without:Control of combustion air to maintain adequate temperature for efficient combustion;Containment of the combustion reaction in an enclosed device to provide sufficient residence time and mixing for complete combustion; andControl of the emission of the combustion products.means the last known record owner of real property containing a dwelling unit or place of business.means an individual, firm, association, copartnership, political subdivision, government agency, mu-nicipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever.means a dog, cat, domesticated rabbit, guinea pig, domesticated pig, or caged birds (passeriformes, piciformes, and psittaciformes only) so long as not bred for consumption.means pet animal feces or sorbent materials including kitty litter, newspaper, and other like materials that become mixed with feces and urine during the care of one (1) or more pet animal(s).means any technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume or weight, or both, of solid wastes, or any technology used to convert part or all of solid wastes for reuse.means solid waste which contains material capable of being decomposed by micro-organisms.means the collection, separation, recovery, and sale or reuse of secondary resources that would otherwise be disposed of as municipal solid waste, and is an integral part of a manufacturing process aimed at producing a marketable product made of postconsumer material.means anything putrescible or non-putrescible that is discarded or rejected.means a permanent, fixed, supplemental collection and transportation facility, used by persons and route collection vehicles to deposit collected solid waste from off-site into a larger transfer vehicle for transport to a solid waste disposal facility. Refuse transfer stations may also include recycling activities.means dwelling unit, single-family or multifamily, used for primary residence or as a rental. Includes additional dwelling units, apartments and residential condominiums.means a structure, site, or container for collection and small-scale (low technology) segregation of household recyclables. The staffed or unstaffed center will receive and temporarily store household recyclables "dropped off" and no payment is made to the participants depositing recyclables.means a resident of Kaua'i acting in his or her own behalf or on behalf of another resident without remuneration, who hauls solid waste from a residence to a recycling, reuse, transfer, or disposal facility.means the removal of materials at a solid waste facility or site without the approval of the owner or operator and the Hawai'i Department of Health.means a residence which is accessible from a public road by County collection vehicles. May also include properties on private roads where access agreements have been negotiated.means residual solids and semisolids resulting from the treatment of wastewater. This term does not include wastewater effluent discharged from wastewater treatment processes.means the County employee or contractor stationed at the solid waste facility to direct disposal of incoming solid waste.means garbage, refuse, and other residential or commercial discarded materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations; sludge from waste treatment plants and water supply treatment plants; and residues from air pollution control facilities and community activities. This term does not include solid or dissolved materials in domestic sewage or other substances in water sources, such as silt, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial wastewater effluents, dissolved materials in irrigation return flows, or other common water pollutants.means the entire process, or any part thereof, of storage, collection, transportation, transfer, processing, and disposal of solid wastes by any person engaging in these processes.means the total flow of solid waste from all waste generators or any segment thereof, that must be processed or disposed of.means the design, manufacture and use of materials to:Minimize the quantity or toxicity, or both, of the waste produced; andReduce the creation of waste either by redesigning products or by otherwise changing societal patterns of consumption, use, or waste generation.means dividing solid waste into some or all of its component parts at the point of generation.means used tires, asbestos-containing materials, white goods, and dead animals (except those disposed of by the Kaua'i Humane Society), and any mixed waste containing used tires, asbestos-containing materials, white goods, or dead animals. These wastes are defined as "special" because they require special handling or processing by the County to comply with Federal and State regulations.means a site used, with emergency authorization from the Hawai'i Department of Health, on a temporary basis for the storage, processing, and transfer of debris resulting from a natural disaster declared by the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Hawai'i.shall be as defined in Section 8-1.5 of the Kaua'i County Code 1987, as amended, for purposes of this Chapter.shall be as defined in Section 8-1.5 of the Kaua'i County Code 1987, as amended, for purposes of this Chapter.means a surcharge amount for refuse collection service that varies based on the volume of a "cart" for automated refuse collection or the number of 32-gallon receptacles for manual refuse collection.include electrical and mechanical enamel-coated major appliances made primarily of metal parts such as refrigerators, stoves, microwave ovens, dishwashers, ice makers, water heaters, and clothes washers and dryers.means scrap dimensional lumber and plywood, doors, windows with wood frames, wood cabinets, all-wood furniture, wood shakes, and other items made of wood. May contain small quantities of other materials such as nails, hinges, glass, and wire.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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