Mission By-law 5526-2015, s. 1(a) — Solid Waste Management Bylaw

“Authorized Facility” means a solid waste management facility that is recognized in the Fraser Valley Regional District’s current Solid Waste Management Plan and includes the Mission Landfill, the Recycling Depot and the Recyclables Processing Facility.

• (b) “Blue Bag” means a blue-tinted, transparent, plastic bag, not exceeding 80 litres in volume or 20 kilograms in weight when full, and supplied by the resident for the placement and collection of clean and dry Recyclables.
• (c) “Collection Schedule” means a colour-coded calendar, indicating the days on which the Curbside Collection and On-site Collection services are provided in the Curbside Collection Area and Curbside Collection Optional Area.
• (d) “Collection Service Provider” means the person, firm or corporation appointed from time to time by the Council or authorized pursuant to this Bylaw to operate a Curbside Collection and On-site Collection service system and perform related services, as established by this Bylaw.
• (e) “Compact Housing” means an apartment block containing mainly bachelor Dwelling Units, intended for the accommodation of one Occupier, and where each dwelling unit does not exceed 37 square metres in total floor space.
• (f) “Compostables” means Food Waste and natural garden wastes, including grass clippings, leaves and tree branches up to a diameter of 5 centimetres and 90 centimetres in length; but excludes liquids, petroleum-based oil and grease, animal feces, raw sewage, septic tank sludge, dead animals, lumber, saw dust, rocks, soil or sod.
• (g) “Compostable Plastic Bag” means a bag supplied by the resident for the placement and collection of Compostables that carries a logo certifying it as “compostable”.
• (h) “Compost Container” means a Rot Pot or a rigid container, designed for Curbside Collection, not exceeding 80 litres in volume or 20 kilograms in weight when full, featuring a waterproof, tight-fitting lid and an Orange Sticker, intended to contain residential Compostables. District of Mission Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015
• (i) “Confined Garbage” means Garbage that is, at a minimum, contained in plastic shopping bags and a Garbage Container.
• (j) “Construction and Demolition Waste” means materials produced from the acts of construction, renovation, repair or demolition of a building or part thereof, excluding any Recyclable Materials and Dimensional Wood.
• (k) “Contaminated Paper” means Food Waste related paper products, including paper food napkins, paper towels, pizza and doughnut boxes and paper egg cartons.
• (l) “Curbside Collection” service means the removal of Garbage, Compostables and Recyclables from Single-family Dwellings in the Curbside Collection Area, as set out in this Bylaw.
• (m) “Curbside Collection Area” means that portion of the District shown on Plan No. G127E, entitled “Curbside Collection Area,” which is serviced by the District or its contractor.
• (n) “Curbside Collection Optional Area” means that portion of the District shown on Plan No. G127E, entitled “Curbside Collection Area”, which may be serviced by the District or its contractor at the property Owners’ preference and at the Engineer’s discretion.
• (o) “Dangerous Wildlife” means bear, cougar, coyote or wolf or a species of wildlife that is prescribed as dangerous under the BC Wildlife Act.
• (p) “Dimensional Wood” means lumber, untreated, treated and painted wood, wood pallets; and may include wooden furniture, mattress frames and other items manufactured from wood, as designated by the Engineer from time to time.
• (q) “District” means the District of Mission.
• (r) “Dwelling Unit” means one or more rooms of complementary use, occupied or intended to be occupied by people and containing not more than one kitchen.
• (s) “Engineer” means the Director of Engineering and Public Works of the District of Mission or a person designated to act in his/her stead.
• (t) “Extended Producer Responsibility Materials” means any material which is defined as a product in a “product category” listed in the Recycling Regulation (B.C. Reg. 449/2004) for which a “Product Plan”, as defined in the Regulation, has been approved and is operating.
• (u) “Extra Garbage Sticker” means a sticker that may be purchased from the District to be attached to an 80-litre Plastic Bag for the Curbside Collection of Garbage that is over the collection day limit.
• (v) “Food Waste” means natural kitchen wastes, including fruit and vegetable matter, table scraps, bread, meat, fish, bones, pasta, rice, cooked leftovers, preserves, coffee grounds and paper filters, tea bags, egg shells, solid milk products, wooden cutlery and Contaminated Paper; but excludes petroleum-based oils and grease and liquids. District of Mission Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015
• (w) “Garbage” means typical solid waste material, such as household waste and Small Animal Bedding, but excludes Recyclable Materials, Compostables, Dimensional Wood, Trade Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste, Hazardous Waste, rocks, soil and sod, liquids and dog feces and raw sewage. The Engineer may include or exclude materials at the Engineer’s sole discretion, based upon Fraser Valley Regional District or provincial requirements or operational considerations.
• (x) “Garbage Bag” means a Plastic Bag, designed for Curbside Collection, not exceeding

a volume of 80 litres and 20 kilograms in weight when full, and supplied by the resident for the placement and collection of Garbage.

• (y) “Garbage Container” means a rigid bin designed for Curbside Collection and supplied by the resident, not exceeding a volume of 80 litres and 20 kilograms in weight when full, intended to contain Garbage and featuring a waterproof, tight-fitting lid.
• (z) “Glass Container” means any food-related container made of glass, including jars and bottles, but does not include window glass, windshield glass, plate glass, mirrors, ceramics, light bulbs, Pyrex®, or other similar products.
• (aa) “Greenwaste” means brush and branches of generally greater than 5 centimetres in diameter and 90 centimetres in length that are suitable for composting, but not for Curbside Collection service or On-site Collection service.
• (bb) “Hazardous Waste” means dangerous or highly offensive wastes, including, without limitation, all substances within the definition of “hazardous waste” in the Hazardous Waste Regulation, B.C. Regulation 464/2004, under the Environmental Management Act, as amended or replaced from time to time.
• (cc) “Landfill” means the Mission Landfill, located at 32000 Dewdney Trunk Road, Mission, BC.
• (dd) “Landfill Contractor” means the person, firm or corporation appointed from time to time by the Council or authorized pursuant to this Bylaw to perform the service of operating the Landfill.
• (ee) “Metal Food and Beverage Container” means any ferrous and non-ferrous can and lid, which originally contained a food, pet food or beverage product, but does not include aerosol cans.
• (ff) “Multi-family Dwelling” means a dwelling unit located on a parcel of land which contains three or more dwelling units, or a dwelling unit located on a parcel of land zoned for commercial, institutional or industrial use, and includes apartment blocks, trailer courts, strata subdivisions, townhouses, and other high-density dwelling complexes; but excludes Compact Housing and may exclude specific triplexes, fourplexes and townhouse and strata complexes, as designated by the Engineer from time to time.
• (gg) “Occupier” has the same meaning as defined in the Community Charter.
• (hh) “Owner” has the same meaning as defined in the Community Charter, and in relation to strata property, includes a strata corporation. District of Mission Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015
• (ii) “On-site Collection” service means the collection of Compostables and Recyclables in communal containers from Multi-family Dwellings and Compact Housing, as set out in this Bylaw.
• (jj) “Orange Sticker” means a sticker issued free of charge by the District, which must be wrapped around a Compost Container for the purpose of assisting the Collection Service Provider with identifying curbside Compostables.
• (kk) “Paper Bag” means a bag supplied by the resident for the placement and collection of Compostables, which is designed for Curbside Collection and sufficient strength and integrity to contain Compostables during the Curbside Collection process.
• (ll) “Plastic Film” means “stretchy” plastic wrap and bags made of low-density polyethylene (LDPE), coded as #4 plastic.
• (mm) “Recyclable Materials” means materials that have practical diversion potential and viable markets, and include Recyclables, Extended Producer Responsibility Materials, scrap metal and gypsum board.
• (nn) “Recyclables” means items identified in Schedule C that are collected as part of the Curbside Collection and On-site Collection services. The Engineer may include or exclude materials at the Engineer’s sole discretion, based upon changing commodity market requirements.
• (oo) “Recyclables Processing Facility” means the Abbotsford Mission Recycling Depot located at 33670 Valley Road, Abbotsford, BC.
• (pp) “Recycling Depot” means the Mission Recycling Depot located at 7229 Mershon Street, Mission, BC.
• (qq) “Rigid Plastic Container” means any household or food and beverage related container made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or polypropylene
• (PP) of any colour with the respective codes “1,” “2”, “4” or “5” embossed within a triangular symbol on the container.
• (rr) “Rot Pot” means a 46-litre, rigid container, designed for Curbside Collection, with a tight-fitting, snap-shut lid, not exceeding 20 kilograms in weight when full, and intended mainly for the storage and Curbside Collection of Food Waste; but which may be used for the storage and Curbside Collection of all Compostables. Rot Pots do not have to feature an Orange Sticker.
• (ss) “Scale Attendant” means the person employed by the Landfill Contractor to operate the scales, computer and cash receipting system at the Landfill.
• (tt) “Single-family Dwelling” means a dwelling located within a parcel of land containing one or two Dwelling Units, and includes Suites and duplexes; and may include specific triplexes, fourplexes and townhouse and strata complexes, as designated by the Engineer from time to time.
• (uu) “Small Animal Bedding” includes pellets and shavings from cages for hamsters, guinea pigs, birds and similar small, domestic animals, as well as cat litter that is of a solid nature and completely contained in securely tied bags, and does not exceed 5 litres per pickup, but excludes dog feces. District of Mission Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015
• (vv) “Spring Cleanup” means the first two full weeks of May of each year, during which residents located in the Curbside Collection Area may set out additional Garbage as per Section 3.11.
• (ww) “Statutory Holiday” means New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, BC Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, and for the purposes of this Bylaw, Easter Sunday and Boxing Day.
• (xx) “Suite” means a separate Dwelling Unit within a Single-family Dwelling, for which the District receives separate utility fees.
• (yy) “Trade Waste” means waste materials resulting from the operation of a trade, business or industry, including incidental Garbage; but excluding any Recyclable Materials, Compostables, Dimensional Wood, industrial plant equipment, motor vehicle bodies or parts thereof, any wastes classified by the Ministry of Environment as unacceptable material for disposal at the Landfill, wastes originating from any Multi- family Dwelling or Compact Housing complex and any other materials designated by the Engineer from time to time.
• (zz) “Unsecured Load” means a load arriving at the landfill that has not been tied down, covered, enclosed or otherwise secured to prevent the escape of materials during transport. The Scale Attendant shall have discretionary powers in deciding whether a load has been reasonably secured.
• (aaa) “Wildlife Attractant” means any material or substance, which could reasonably be expected to attract animals, including Dangerous Wildlife, and includes, without limitation, Garbage, Compostables, Recyclables, food products, beverage containers, barbecues, pet food, bird feed, diapers, oil and grease barrels, fruit, honey and petroleum products.
• (bbb) “Wildlife Resistant Container” means Garbage Containers and Compost Containers for Curbside Collection or solid waste containers for On-site Collection that are adequate to prevent Dangerous Wildlife access.
• (ccc) “Wildlife Resistant Enclosure” means a fully enclosed structure that is adequate to prevent Dangerous Wildlife access, but allows access to Garbage Containers, Compost Containers and Blue Bags for Curbside Collection service purposes and to containers for On-site Collection services by the Collection Service Provider.