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0 BOOK 22" PHAGt 391 Processing means any technique designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any solid waste so as to render it safe for transport, amenable to recovery, storage or recycling; safe for disposal; or reduced in volume or concentration. Putrescible means solid waste capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances from odors and gases, such as kitchen waste, offal and animal carcasses. Radioactive waste means waste containing any material, whether solid, liquid or gas, which emits ionizing radiation spontaneously. Recovered material means a material that has known recycling potential, can be feasibly recycled, and has been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream for sale, use, or reuse. In order to qualify as a recovered material, a material must meet the requirements of G.S. 130A- 309.05 (c). Recyclable material means those materials which are capable of being recycled and which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as solid waste. Recycling means the processes by which solid waste are recovered, materials collected, separated or processed, and reused or returned to be used in the form of raw materials or products. Refuse means all non-putrescible waste. Regulated medical waste means blood and other body fluids in individual containers in volumes greater than 20 ml, microbiological waste, and pathological waste that have not been treated pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department. Resource recovery means the process of obtaining material or energy resources from discarded solid waste that no longer has any useful life in its present form and preparing the solid waste for recycling. Sanitary landfill means a facility for disposal of solid waste on land in a sanitary manner in accordance with the rules concerning sanitary landfills adopted pursuant to G.S. 130A-290 et seq. Scrap tire means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original purpose because of wear, damage or defect. Septage means solid waste that is a fluid mixture of untreated and partially treated sewage solids, liquids and sludge of human or domestic origin, which is removed from a wastewater system. The term septage includes the following: 1. Domestic septage, which is either liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, Type III marine sanitation device, or similar treatment works receiving only domestic sewage. Domestic septage does not include liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool, or similar treatment works receiving either commercial wastewater or industrial wastewater and does not include grease removed from a grease trap at a restaurant- 4