municipal solid waste — Law Dictionary

26 U.S.C. § 45 — for purposes of this section (16 versions over time)

The term “municipal solid waste” has the meaning given the term “solid waste” under section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903), except that such term does not include paper which is commonly recycled and which has been segregated from other solid waste (as so defined).

42 U.S.C. § 16501 — in this section (4 versions over time)

In this section, the term “municipal solid waste” has the meaning given the term “solid waste” in section 6903 of this title.

42 U.S.C. § 7546 — in this section (6 versions over time)

The term “municipal solid waste” has the meaning given the term “solid waste” in section 6903 of this title.

42 U.S.C. § 9607 — under this chapter

For purposes of this subsection, the term “municipal solid waste” means waste material—

(i) generated by a household (including a single or multifamily residence); and

(ii) generated by a commercial, industrial, or institutional entity, to the extent that the waste material—

(I) is essentially the same as waste normally generated by a household;

(II) is collected and disposed of with other municipal solid waste as part of normal municipal solid waste collection services; and

(III) contains a relative quantity of hazardous substances no greater than the relative quantity of hazardous substances contained in waste material generated by a typical single-family household.