Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-18.8 - Waste Recycling

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Corporation: means the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation;

  (2)  "Department" means the department of environmental management;

  (3)  "Director" means the director of the department of environmental management;

  (4)  "Post-consumer waste" has the meaning given "post-consumer content" in Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.8-2.1

• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Telephone directory: means a soft cover listing of telephone numbers and addresses by telephone listing territories commonly listed alphabetically or by occupation and distributed to households and businesses on behalf of telecommunications utilities or private advertisers; and

  (6)  "Telephone directory distributor" means any party which distributes telephone directories within the state, and shall include the principal of the party if the party is an agent and the principal is located or doing business in the state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.8-2.1

• town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9