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Inert Solid Waste A non-liquid solid waste including, <br /> but not limited to, soil and <br /> concrete, that does not contain <br /> hazardous waste or soluble <br /> pollutants at concentrations in <br /> excess of water-quality objectives <br /> and does not contain significant <br /> quantities of decomposable solid <br /> waste. <br /> Medium-Term Planning Period A period beginning in the year 1996 <br /> and ending in the year 2000. <br /> MRF Materials recovery facility; A <br /> permitted solid waste facility where <br /> recyclable or compostable materials <br /> are separated from the waste stream <br /> by hand or with the use of machinery <br /> for the purposes of recycling or <br /> composting. <br /> PET Polyethylene terephthalate plastic, <br /> plastic container code number 1. <br /> Ph Measurement of acidity/alkalinity. <br /> Scale ranges from 0 (acid) to 14 <br /> (base) ; 7 being neutral. <br /> PRC Public Resources Code <br /> Putrescible Liable to undergo organic <br /> decomposition-- typically anaerobic <br /> splitting of proteins by bacteria <br /> and fungi with the formation of <br /> foul-smelling incompletely oxidized <br /> products. <br /> Pyrolysis A chemical change brought about by <br /> the action of heat. <br /> Recycling The process of collecting, sorting, <br /> cleansing , treating , and <br /> reconstituting materials that would <br /> otherwise become solid waste, and <br /> returning them to the economic <br /> mainstream in the form of raw <br /> material for new, reused, or <br /> reconstituted products which meet <br /> the quality standards necessary to <br /> be used in the marketplace. <br /> ix <br />