A. Acceptable Household Quantities: Means waste which is otherwise
<br />Unacceptable Waste, but which is contained in garbage, refuse, and municipal
<br />solid waste generated from normal household activities, provided, however, that
<br />no amount of Hazardous Waste or any other waste that is regulated or restricted
<br />by law shall be Acceptable Household Quantities. For the purposes of this
<br />definition, "household" includes any permanent or temporary residential dwelling
<br />unit.
<br />B. Acceptable Non-Household Waste: Means waste which is otherwise
<br />Unacceptable Waste, but which is contained in garbage, refuse, and municipal
<br />solid waste generated from commercial, industrial, or community activities, where
<br />the quantity of such Unacceptable Waste contained in any load delivered to the
<br />Facility constitutes an insignificant portion of such load, provided, however, that
<br />no amount of Hazardous Waste or any other waste that is regulated or restricted
<br />by law is Acceptable Waste Non-Household Waste.
<br />C. Acceptable Waste: Means garbage, refuse, and other municipal solid waste from
<br />residential, commercial, industrial, and community activities which is generated
<br />and collected in aggregate, and which is not otherwise defined herein as
<br />Unacceptable Waste. Acceptable Waste shall also include Acceptable Household
<br />Quantities and Acceptable Non-Household Waste, as each such term is defined
<br />herein. Acceptable Waste does not include Recyclable Materials or Hazardous
<br />Waste, as each such term is defined herein, or any other waste that is regulated or
<br />restricted by law.
<br />D. Contracted Tonnage: The quantity in tons of Acceptable Waste Hauler agrees to
<br />deliver to the Facility as set forth in Section II.A.1 of this Agreement.
<br />E. County: Means Anoka County or Sherburne County.
<br />F. Effective Date: Means the calendar day following the closing date of the
<br />purchase of the Facility by GRE.
<br />G. Force Majeure: Means any act, event or condition relied upon by a party as
<br />justification for delay in or excuse from performing an obligation or complying
<br />with any condition required of such party under this Agreement, which act, event
<br />or condition is beyond the reasonable control of the party, its affiliates or agents
<br />relying thereon, including, without limitation, (i) an act of God, epidemic,
<br />landslide, lightning, earthquake, fire or explosion, storm, flood or similar
<br />occurrence, an act of public enemy, war, blockage, insurrection, riot, general
<br />arrest or restraint of government and people, civil disturbance or disobedience,
<br />sabotage or similar occurrence; (ii) the order or judgment or other act of any
<br />federal or state court, administrative agency or governmental office or body; (iii)
<br />the denial, loss, suspension, expiration, termination or failure of renewal of any
<br />permit, license or other governmental approval required to operate (including,
<br />without limitation, those permits required to operate the Facility); (iv) the
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