"Authorization Form" means a document prepared by the Solid Waste Division and completed and signed by the Solid Waste Manager and an authorized volunteer organization or individual which governs participation in the credit authorized by this Chapter.

"Authorized Volunteer Organization or Individual" means an organization empowered by law to enter into contractual agreements, or an individual that has been deemed eligible by the Solid Waste Manager, pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter, to receive the credit for litter delivered to a disposal site.

"Clean-Up Waste" means litter collected and disposed of per this Chapter by cities or towns or contracted solid waste haulers on behalf of cities and towns, and solid waste collected in cities and towns through special collection events which may be designated in a contract between a city or town and its contracted solid waste hauler, but excludes special materials.

"Community Clean-Up Event" means a scheduled, limited duration community event at a specified location where solid waste is collected for subsequent disposal.

"Contracted Solid Waste Hauler" means a firm which collects and disposes of solid waste under contract with a city or town.

"Credit" means the litter and clean-up disposal credit whereby a portion of solid waste tipping fees is dedicated to paying for the disposal of litter and Clean-up Waste.

"Disposal Site" means the Hidden Valley Transfer Station or the Purdy Transfer Station.

"Litter" means solid waste collected and disposed per this Chapter which includes packaging, glass, plastic, bottles, cans, and paper, and other materials commonly discarded on the roadside, but excludes waste generated by a household, business, or industry, and excludes special materials (as defined by this Chapter).

"Pierce County Solid Waste Disposal Services Area" means unincorporated Pierce County and any city or town within Pierce County which has signed an Interlocal Agreement that allows Pierce County to designate waste disposal sites.

"Right-of-Way" means a strip of land held in an easement or separate tract which is occupied or dedicated to be occupied by a publicly or privately dedicated street, walkway, sidewalk, bikeway, equestrian trail, and other similar uses, but for the purposes of this Chapter, excludes railroads and property reserved for utilities and transmission lines.

"Solid Waste" means the same as in Chapter 70.95 RCW.

"Solid Waste Division" means the Solid Waste Division of the Department of Planning and Public Works, or successor organization, responsible for solid waste management planning pursuant to Chapter 70.95 RCW.

"Solid Waste Manager" means the Manager of the Solid Waste Division, or designee.

"Special Materials" means the following types of solid waste: hazardous wastes, chemicals, and paint; automobile hulks; large appliances, furniture, and other items that are too bulky or too heavy to fit into a 30-gallon garbage bag; yardwaste, brush, leaves, and limbs; asbestos; industrial wastes not covered by Pierce County's Waste Handling Agreement; similarly named or characterized waste; and other solid waste designated by the Solid Waste Manager.

"Waste Handling Agreement" means a contract between Pierce County and another party that arranges for the disposal of solid waste generated within the Pierce County solid waste disposal services area.