49 CFR 172
Hazardous Materials Table, Special
Provisions, Hazardous Materials
Communications, Emergency Response
Information, and Training Requirements
49 CFR 173
Shippers - General Requirements for
Shipments and Packagings
49 CFR 178
Specifications for Packagings
1.2
DEFINITIONS
1.2.1
Sediment
Soil and other debris that have eroded and have been transported by runoff
water or wind.
1.2.2
Solid Waste
Garbage, refuse, debris, sludge, or other discharged material (except
hazardous waste as defined in paragraph entitled "Hazardous Waste" or
hazardous debris as defined in paragraph entitled "Hazardous Debris"),
including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous materials
resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural
operations. Material not regulated as solid waste are: nuclear source or
byproduct materials regulated under the Federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954
as amended; suspended or dissolved materials in domestic sewage effluent or
irrigation return flows, or other regulated point source discharges;
regulated air emissions; and fluids or wastes associated with natural gas
or crude oil exploration or production.
a.
Green waste: The vegetative matter from landscaping, land
clearing and grubbing, including, but not limited to, grass,
bushes, scrubs, small trees and saplings, tree stumps and plant
roots. Marketable trees, grasses and plants that are indicated to
remain, be re-located, or be re-used are not included.
b.
Surplus soil: Existing soil that is in excess of what is required
for this work, including aggregates intended, but not used, for
on-site mixing of concrete, mortars and paving. Contaminated soil
meeting the definition of hazardous material or hazardous waste is
not included.
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NOTE: State and local requirements regarding the
acceptability of reinforcement in inert debris vary.
Check with the Solid Waste Authority at the state
or local level and edit the second sentence in sub
item c. below accordingly.
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c.
Inert construction and demolition debris: Broken or removed
concrete, masonry, and rock asphalt paving; ceramics; roofing
paper and shingles. Inert materials [may] [may not] be reinforced
with or contain ferrous wire, rods, accessories and weldments.
d.
Wood: Dimension and non-dimension lumber, plywood, chipboard,
hardboard. Treated and/or painted wood that meets the definition
SECTION 01575N
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