<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 62-58. - County landfill operating policies.</div>
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               (a)
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               The landfill shall be operated by the county under the supervision of the solid waste
               manager, and in conformance with rules and regulations established by the department
               or its agencies.
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               (b)
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               The landfill will be open to the public only when a county employee is on duty and
               the gate is open.
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               (c)
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               Hours of operation will be posted at the gate and made known to the public by all
               available news media.
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               (d)
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               Burning on the site is prohibited.
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               (e)
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               Vehicles shall observe the posted speed limit and other directional signs and shall
               never exceed 15 miles per hour.
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               (f)
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               Vehicles arriving at the landfill must be in compliance with collection and transportation
               of solid waste regulations, which are as follows:
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               (1)
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               Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation of solid waste,
               including those of persons disposing of their own personally generated solid waste,
               shall be covered, leakproof, durable and of easily cleaned construction. These shall
               be cleaned as often as necessary to prevent a nuisance or insect breeding, and shall
               be maintained in good repair.
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               (2)
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               Vehicles or containers used for collection and transportation of any solid waste shall
               be loaded and moved in such a manner that the contents will not fall, leak or spill
               therefrom, and shall be loaded as to prevent blowing of materials. If spillage should
               occur, the material shall be picked up immediately by the driver of the vehicle from
               which it spilled and returned to the vehicle or container and the area properly cleaned.
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               (3)
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               Any vehicle arriving on site not properly conforming to these rules shall not be refused
               admission to the landfill, but the driver and/or owner of said vehicle shall be cited
               for violation of this article as provided in article VIII of this chapter.
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               (g)
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               Salvaging or loitering is not permitted; provided, however, that the solid waste manager
               may authorize county employees to appropriate for county use any material which has
               been delivered to the landfill or to recycling and convenience centers.
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               (h)
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               Dumping restrictions in the landfill:
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               (1)
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               Auto bodies will not be accepted for disposal.
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               (2)
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               Animal carcasses may be accepted when arrangements for handling are made in advance
               with the solid waste manager under the provisions of G.S. 106-403.
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               (3)
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               Hazardous waste, including, but not limited to, explosives, pathological waste, pesticides,
               chemicals, liquid waste or any toxic material which may be harmful to public health,
               will not be accepted.
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               (4)
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               Barrels and drums shall not be accepted unless they are empty and perforated sufficiently
               to ensure no liquid or hazardous waste is contained therein.
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               (5)
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               Articles larger than six feet in diameter shall not be accepted.
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               (6)
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               Stumps, logs and/or limbs delivered to the landfill must not be mixed with other garbage
               or solid waste and shall be placed only in designated areas.
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               (7)
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               No solid waste generated outside of the county shall be placed in the county landfill.
               If solid waste has already been dumped, the tipping fee shall be quadrupled and the
               driver and/or owner of the vehicle shall be subject to the penalties set out in article
               VIII of this chapter.
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               (i)
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               It shall be the responsibility of the hauler to make prior arrangements with the site
               operator to provide for special handling of waste such as spoiled foods, animal carcasses,
               or waste which requires immediate covering.
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               (j)
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               Arrangements shall be made in advance for the disposal of egg waste.
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               (k)
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               Conditions for accepting certain types of solid waste shall be as follows:
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               (1)
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               All lead-acid batteries shall be separated from other solid waste and deposited at
               specified areas at recycling and convenience centers or the landfill.
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               (2)
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               All used oil shall be disposed of at a public used oil collection center. All recycling
               and convenience centers and the landfill will have appropriate containers for used
               oil. It shall be a violation of this article to dispose of used oil except at a public
               used oil collection center in an approved container.
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               (3)
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               All white goods shall be segregated from other solid waste, and shall be placed at
               the landfill in the designated place for white goods.
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               (4)
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               Tires and scrap tires shall be segregated from all other solid waste and shall be
               brought to the landfill. Any person presenting a tire, or scrap tire, at the landfill
               must pay the disposal fee set by the county or the county manager. There shall be
               no tires, or scrap tires, accepted from outside of the county.
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               (5)
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               All construction and demolition debris shall be segregated and disposed of in separate
               locations in the landfill on or after January 1, 1992. Any construction and/or demolition
               debris, which could be placed in a construction demolition landfill as defined in
               <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH62SOWA_ARTIINGE_S62-4DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 62-4</a>, mixed with other solid waste shall not be accepted at the landfill.
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               (6)
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               All yard waste shall be segregated from other solid waste and disposed of only in
               designated places in the landfill on or after January 1, 1992.
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               (Ord. of 12-3-1991, art. VII)
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