Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 51 > Title 9 - Solid Waste Recovery and Management

• Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of environmental conservation except that within and for the purposes of title eleven of this article, the commissioner of parks and recreation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Municipality: except as otherwise defined within this article, shall mean a city, county, town, village, public benefit corporation or school district or an improvement district within a city, county, town or village, or any combination thereof. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0101
• Source separation equipment: shall mean :
  
  (a) Add-ons or trailers designed to modify collection vehicles to allow sorting and separation of collected wastes held for the purpose of recycling or collection vehicles whose function and design are exclusively for such purpose;
  
  (b) Containers for the source separation and temporary storage of recyclable wastes by residents or business prior to collection;
  
  (c) Bins, sheds or other facilities for the temporary storage of materials prior to transport for the purposes of recycling. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0903