Primary or at-source storage: Collection of solid waste, immediately after its generation.
Intermediate storage: Collection of solid waste after primary storage and prior to its final disposal.
Garbage (Basura): Solid waste that at a social level lacks use value, as it cannot be used as an input in the production of another product. This term is equivalent to non-recoverable solid waste.
Liquid manure (Caldos): Liquid waste originating from solid matter with little or no state of decomposition.
Collection Centers (Centros de Acopio): Places for the storage, classification, or packaging of recoverable waste, under hygienic conditions that do not endanger human health or contaminate the environment. They must have sanitary infrastructure that allows employees to maintain commonly accepted standards of personal hygiene and occupational health.
Compost: Organic fertilizer produced through thermophilic aerobic biodegradation from biodegradable materials with temperature maintenance above 55° C for three to five [days].
Recoverable waste (Desechos aprovechables): All solid waste that at a social level possesses a use value and that constitutes basic inputs, within the production process of another product for society's consumption.
Hazardous waste (Desechos peligrosos): Those that, having use value or not, can cause puncture wounds, infections, poisoning, large-scale environmental contamination, such as food in an advanced state of decomposition, highly flammable material or material impregnated with hydrocarbons, waste from transgenic organisms, and garbage that contains organic waste and has been improperly stored for more than fifteen calendar days. Other types of highly hazardous waste are those that can transmit infectious-contagious diseases, illnesses, and epidemics, such as hospital waste contaminated with diseased human tissues, remains of human tissues, decomposed food carrying botulism or similar diseases, grains contaminated with aflatoxins, high-potency poisons or those with high environmental persistence (residualidad), radioactive waste, veterinary clinic waste that can cause infections in animals or people.
Biodegradable solid waste (Desechos sólidos biodegradables): Solid waste that, subjected to biotechnological processes, can be biodegraded within a period of no less than 6 months.
Recalcitrant biodegradable solid waste (Desechos sólidos biodegradable recalcitrantes): Solid waste that, subjected to biotechnological processes, can be biodegraded within a period of less than 6 months.
Hospital solid waste (Desechos sólidos hospitalarios): Infectious-contagious waste generated in establishments that provide health care and related services: solid waste generated in hospitals, medical offices, dental offices, microbiological analysis laboratories, veterinary clinics and offices.
Non-traditional solid waste (Desechos sólidos no-tradicionales): Household or commercial solid waste that is not generated on a daily basis or that due to its size or weight clearly exceeds family solid waste. Within this category, used tires, metal articles, aluminum, others, concrete products, wood, branches, roots, among others, are included.
Primary delivery of solid waste: Action by which the waste generator, after primary separation and storage, places the solid waste properly packaged so that waste collection can be carried out without difficulty. Waste delivery: This delivery refers to the act of delivering waste to the composting plant, to the collection center, or to the technical deposit.
Fermentation of biodegradable waste: This name is given to the process of biodegradation in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic) with optional capture of biogas and its incineration. During the process, it is not permitted for bad odors to cause nuisance to people or for a proliferation of insects or other pests to originate. The products of biodegradation must be harmless to plants and be biologically stabilized.
Solid waste generators (Generadores de desechos sólidos): Any natural or legal person that generates any type of solid waste.
Leachate (Lixiviados): Liquid waste originating from solid matter in an advanced state of decomposition.
Composting plant (Planta de compostaje): Installation that allows the conversion of biodegradable waste into compost.
Solid waste collection (Recolección de desechos sólidos): Transport service of solid waste between primary or intermediate storage and composting plants or collection centers or recovery industries or the final disposal of non-recoverable solid waste in technical deposits.
Complete separation of solid waste (Separación completa de desechos sólidos): Action of separating and properly packaging traditional solid waste into its main recoverable components, namely: paper, glass, plastic, cardboard, aluminum cans, biodegradable waste, non-recoverable waste or garbage, and others that technology makes possible to recover in the future.
Complete separation of solid waste at the source or primary (Separación completa de desechos sólidos en la fuente o primaria):
Action of separating and properly packaging traditional solid waste into its main recoverable components: paper, cardboard and derivatives, glass, plastics, aluminum cans, biodegradable waste, non-recoverable waste or garbage, and others that technology makes possible to recover in the future. This action is carried out by the primary generator of the waste.
Primary separation of waste (Separación primaria de desechos): Action of separating and properly packaging waste at the generating source into its main recoverable components, namely: paper, cardboard and derivatives, glass, plastics, aluminum cans, biodegradable waste, and currently non-recoverable waste, and others that technology makes possible to recover in the future.
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General Provisions