solid waste
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator ash, incinerator residue, street cleanings, municipal and industrial sludges, solid commercial and solid industrial waste, and animal waste other than organic waste generated in the production of livestock and poultry.
Defined by the Supreme Court in Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill Inc v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 504 U.S. 353 (1992).
United States Code
25 U.S.C. § 3902 — for the purposes of this chapter (3 versions over time)
The term "solid waste" has the meaning provided that term by section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
26 U.S.C. § 4662 — for purposes of this subchapter
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “solid waste” has the meaning given such term by section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, except that such term shall not include any byproduct, coproduct, or other waste from any process of smelting, refining, or otherwise extracting any metal.
42 U.S.C. § 6903 — under this chapter (4 versions over time)
The term “solid waste” means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under section 1342 of title 33, or source, special nuclear, or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (68 Stat. 923) [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.].
42 U.S.C. § 7429 — under this chapter (8 versions over time)
The terms “solid waste” and “medical waste” shall have the meanings established by the Administrator pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act [42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.].
49 U.S.C. § 60128 — for purposes of this section
Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term “solid waste” has the meaning given that term in section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(27)).
49 U.S.C. § 10908 — in this section (2 versions over time)
With the exception of waste generated by a rail carrier during track, track structure, or right-of-way construction, maintenance, or repair (including railroad ties and line-side poles) or waste generated as a result of a railroad accident, incident, or derailment, the term “solid waste” means—
(i) construction and demolition debris;
(ii) municipal solid waste;
(iii) household waste;
(iv) commercial and retail waste;
(v) institutional waste;
(vi) sludge;
(vii) industrial waste; and
(viii) other solid waste, as determined appropriate by the Board.
49 U.S.C. § 10909 — in this section (2 versions over time)
In this section the terms “solid waste”, “solid waste rail transfer facility”, and “State requirements” have the meaning given such terms in section 10908(e).