1. (a) “Approved local or regional entity” means a legal entity, such as a town conservation commission, solid waste management district, regional planning council or commission, or non-profit organization, that has been authorized by a municipality to coordinate the municipality’s participation in one or more HHW collection projects.

2. (b) “Collection event” means:

   1. (1) For any HHW collection project that does not use a permanent HHW collection facility, the date on which and times during which the public may bring HHW to be collected; or
   2. (2) For any HHW collection project that does use a permanent HHW collection facility, any day and times during which the public may bring HHW to the facility.
3. (c) “Permanent HHW collection facility” means a structure, or portion thereof, in which collected HHW can be secured against unauthorized access and that is used for HHW collection projects.
4. (d) “Type I project” means a HHW collection project consisting of one HHW collection event per calendar year that serves one municipality.

5. (e) “Type II project” means a HHW collection project consisting of:

   1. (1) More than one HHW collection event per calendar year;
   2. (2) One collection event that serves more than one municipality; or
   3. (3) A combination of (1) and (2), above.

6. (f) “Type III project” means a HHW collection project that:

   1. (1) Uses a permanent HHW facility to store partially filled drums and containers between collection events; and
   2. (2) Uses a third-party vendor such as a hazardous waste transporter for all of its collection events.

7. (g) “Type IV project” means a HHW collection project that:

   1. (1) Uses a permanent HHW facility to store partially filled drums and containers between collection events; and
   2. (2) Actively collects and stores HHW in the absence of a third-party vendor such as a hazardous waste transporter for one or more, but not all, of its collection events.

Source. #12352, eff 8-14-17; ss by #14284, eff 8-1-25, EXPIRES: 8-1-35