Article 01: General

118.1       Authority to Establish Rules and Regulations.  

The Town Council hereby delegates to the Town Administrator the authority and responsibility to develop and implement, with the advice and consent of the Town Council, such rules, regulations and procedures as are necessary for the implementation and execution of this Ordinance and the effective and efficient operation of the solid waste management program.

118.2       Definitions

Bulky Waste Coupon – A coupon required at the SWMF for disposal of items as specified in the Implementing Rules, Regulations and Procedures of this ordinance.

Commercial Use – A use operated for profit or compensation.

Demolition / Construction Waste:  Solid waste resulting from new building construction, additions to existing buildings, renovations, repairs, modifications and/or maintenance of existing buildings and/or appurtenances.

Electronics/Appliance Sticker:  A sticker required at the SWMF for disposal of items as specified in the Implementing Rules, Regulations and Procedures of this ordinance.

Hazardous Waste:  Waste materials that have been identified by the State of New Hampshire in RSA 147-A:2, VII.  

Landscapers Temporary Permit: – A dated and numbered paper permit that allows a landscaping contractor working for a Durham taxpayer to enter the SWMF.

Multi-Unit – A building and accessories thereto principally used, designed or adapted with three (3) or more dwelling units, each of which has separate living quarters.

Non-Recyclable Bulky Waste: Any item or material the size, weight or construction of which precludes or complicates handling by adopted curbside collection methods and is not specifically designated as recyclable in our program. 

Non-Recyclable Waste:  Those types of waste products entering the waste stream not specifically designated as “recyclable.”

Recyclable Bulky Waste: Any item or material the size, weight or construction of which precludes or complicates handling by adopted curbside collection methods and is specifically designated as recyclable in our program. 

Recyclables Container:  A container clearly labeled “recyclables” for the collection and storage of recyclable materials as specified in the implementing regulations for this ordinance.

Recyclable Waste:  Those types of waste products specifically identified herein as suitable and acceptable for recycling.

Resident:  A Durham resident is someone who owns property in Durham, has legal identification showing Durham as their place of residency, registers their motor vehicle in Durham, or registers to vote in Durham as generally defined in RSA 654:1.

Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF):  That location specified by the Department of Publics Works for the acceptance, processing and transferring of solid waste within the Town.

SWMF Entrance Sticker: A dated and numbered decal issued annually by the Town to a taxpayer of Durham in accordance with regulations adopted by the Town Council.

Temporary Construction Permit: a dated and numbered paper permit that allows a contractor working for a Durham taxpayer to enter the SWMF.

Yard Waste: Organic material from yards or gardens.