Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 3736 - Recycling, Waste Reduction, Litter Prevention

• Agency of the state: includes , but is not limited to, an agency subject to Chapter 119 of the Revised Code and a state university or college as defined in section 3345. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Enterprise: means a business with its principal place of business in this state and that proposes to engage in research and development or recycling in this state. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Litter: means garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, automobile parts, furniture, glass, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, or deposited by a person on public property, on private property not owned by the person, or in or on waters of the state unless one of the following applies:

  (1) The person has been directed to do so by a public official as part of a litter collection drive. See Ohio Code 3736.01

• Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Recyclables: means waste materials that are collected, separated, or processed and used as raw materials or products. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• Recycling: means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting waste or other discarded materials for the purpose of recovering and reusing the materials. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• Recycling market development: means activities that stimulate the demand for recycled products, provide for a consistent supply of recyclables to meet the needs of recycling industries, or both. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• Research and development: means inquiry, experimentation, or demonstration to advance basic scientific or technical knowledge or the application, adaptation, or use of existing or newly discovered scientific or technical knowledge regarding recycling, source reduction, or litter prevention. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• Solid waste management districts: means solid waste management districts established under Chapter 343 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• Source reduction: means activities that decrease the initial production of waste materials at their point of origin. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Synthetic rubber: means produced or extended rubber and products made from a synthetic rubber base material originating from petrochemical feedstocks, including scrap tires, tire molds, automobile engine belts, brake pads and hoses, weather stripping, fittings, electrical insulation, and other molded objects and parts. See Ohio Code 3736.01
• United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59