The sources do not indicate that the state of West Virginia formally approved a "renaming" of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste to "bulky goods."
Under state environmental regulations, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and C&D waste are strictly categorized as different waste streams that require separate handling. The state rules dictate that once a dedicated C&D cell reaches capacity, a facility cannot simply redirect those materials into the main MSW cell without violating its permit and compromising the landfill's engineering.
Rather than a state-approved renaming, the "re-categorization" was a local administrative workaround by the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) to manage minor debris after their dedicated C&D cell filled up. The SWA utilized an existing $95-per-ton tipping fee for "any items not classified as residential solid waste" to allow residents to drop off very small amounts of renovation debris, such as a single door or a few boards.
By treating these minor quantities as "Bulky Residential Waste" or "Non-MSW Tipping Fee" items, the facility could absorb them into the main waste stream or stage them for out-of-county transfer, even while continuing to strictly prohibit bulk loads and commercial C&D waste.
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