As used in this chapter:
(1) “Corporation” means the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation.
(2) “Department” means the department of environmental management.
(3) “Private entities” means any entity, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, involved in the collection of textiles for recycle or reuse purposes, in accordance with the department’s rules and regulations.
(4) “Textiles” means clothing, footwear, bedding, towels, curtains, fabric, and similar products, except textiles that are contaminated with mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil, or hazardous substances.