<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 44-84.3. - Yard waste handling.</div>
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               (a)
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               No yard waste will be accepted in lined areas or cells of the county secure landfill.
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               (b)
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               Solid waste collectors shall not commingle yard waste and municipal solid waste prior
               to disposal at the county landfill.
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               (c)
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               Loads of unseparated municipal solid waste exceeding 15 percent yard waste by volume
               (as determined by the director of environmental management or his designee), and delivered
               to the lined area of the county secure landfill will be exacted a 100-percent surcharge
               over normal tipping fees for all materials disposed. The amount of this tipping fee
               surcharge will be dependent upon the schedule of tipping fees approved by the county
               board of commissioners.
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               (d)
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               Yard waste shall be delivered separately to an approved yard waste processing facility
               or disposal site.
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               (e)
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               Plastic bags and other noncompostable materials and containers, shall not be disposed
               at the yard waste processing or disposal site.
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               (f)
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               The provisions of this article shall not prevent the removal of yard waste by the
               generators or by other contractors or persons who would not be defined as solid waste
               collectors, provided these materials are removed in accord with this chapter.
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               (g)
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               Solid waste generators, solid waste collectors and other persons may dispose of yard
               waste by one of the following methods:
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               (1)
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               A yard waste processing facility which makes annual reports to or is permitted by
               the state department of environment and natural resources.
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               (2)
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               The City of Wilmington's yard waste processing facility or other New Hanover County
               municipal yard waste processing facility, if one exists.
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               (3)
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               A land-clearing and inert debris landfill approved by the county and the state department
               of environment and natural resources, and permitted to receive yard waste.
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               (4)
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               A backyard composting bin or small-scale composting, mulching or tree-trimming operation
               as allowed by the state department of environment and natural resources yard waste
               facility requirements.
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               (5)
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               By any other method which has been approved by the county department of environmental
               management, the state department of environment and natural resources, and other responsible
               agencies. If applicable, this may include incineration at a county-owned waste-to-energy
               facility.
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               (h)
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               The provisions of this article shall not prevent the development of back yard and
               other small-scale composting and mulching operations which are considered exempt operations
               per the state department of environment and natural resources yard waste facility
               requirements.
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               (Ord. of 1-22-2013, Â§ 5)
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