Texas Health and Safety Code 368.011 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 368.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Waste” means:
(A) animal and vegetable waste materials resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food;
(B) discarded paper, rags, cardboard, wood, rubber, plastics, yard trimmings, fallen leaves, brush materials, and similar combustible items; and
(C) discarded glass, crockery, tin or aluminum cans, metal items, and similar items that are noncombustible at ordinary incinerator temperatures.
(2) “Waste hauler” means a person who, for compensation, transports waste by the use of a motor vehicle.