N.J. Stat. § 48:13A-7.3
As used in sections 1 through 23 of P.L. 1991, c.381 (C.48:13A-7.1 et al.):
"Applicant" means any person seeking to obtain an initial certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to sections 7 and 10 of P.L. 1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-6 and 48:13A-9) in order to provide solid waste collection services in this State.
"Board" means the Board of Public Utilities.
"Materials recovery" means the processing and separation of solid waste utilizing manual or mechanical methods for the purposes of recovering recyclable materials for disposition and recycling prior to the disposal of the residual solid waste at an authorized solid waste facility.
"Materials recovery facility" means a transfer station or other authorized solid waste facility at which nonhazardous solid waste, which material is not source separated by the generator thereof prior to collection, is received for onsite processing and separation utilizing manual or mechanical methods for the purposes of recovering recyclable materials for disposition and recycling prior to the disposal of the residual solid waste at an authorized solid waste facility.
"Septic waste" means pumpings from septic tanks and cesspools, but shall not include wastes from a sewage treatment plant.
"Solid waste" means garbage, refuse, and other discarded materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations, and from domestic and community activities, and shall include all other waste materials including liquids, except for solid animal and vegetable wastes collected by swine producers licensed by the State Department of Agriculture to collect, prepare and feed such wastes to swine on their own farms.
"Solid waste collection" means the activity related to pickup and transportation of solid waste from its source or location to an authorized solid waste facility, but does not include activity related to the pickup, transportation or unloading of septic waste.
"Solid waste collection services" means the services provided by persons engaging in the business of solid waste collection.
"Solid waste collector" means a person engaged in the collection of solid waste and holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to sections 7 and 10 of P.L. 1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-6 and 48:13A-9).
"Solid waste container" means a receptacle, container or bag suitable for the depositing of solid waste.
"Solid waste disposal" means the storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of solid waste.
"Solid waste disposal services" means the services provided by persons engaging in the business of solid waste disposal.
"Solid waste facilities" mean and include the plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired, constructed or operated or to be acquired, constructed or operated by any person pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1970 c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) and P.L. 1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-1 et seq.) or any other act, including transfer stations, incinerators, resource recovery facilities, sanitary landfill facilities or other plants for the disposal of solid waste, and all vehicles, equipment and other real and personal property and rights therein and appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for the collection or disposal of solid waste in a sanitary manner.
"Transition year" means any of the four successive 12-month periods commencing on the effective date of P.L. 1991, c.381 (C.48:13A-7.1 et al.).
N.J.S. § 48:13A-7.3