(a) "Residential unit" means the place of abode of persons living separately or together as an independent family.
(b) "Double-family residence" means the grouping together of two residential units under a common roof.
(c) "A multiple-family residence" or "apartment" means the grouping together under a common roof of three or more residential units.
(d) "Garbage" means all waste or offal of fish, fowl, fruit, vegetable and animal matter resulting from the preparation of food for human consumption from houses, kitchens, hotels, restaurants, markets and commission houses, etc., exclusive of shells from oysters and clams.
(e) "Refuse" means paper, plastic, barrels, boxes, baskets, wood, rags, mattresses, worn-out furniture, old shoes, leather, carpets, broken glass, crockery, tin cans, rubber and similar discarded materials. It does not, however, include any material in the nature of earth, sand, brick, stone, plaster, ashes or other substances that may accumulate as a result of building operations.
(f) “Other refuse" means all discarded materials not included in the foregoing definitions.
(Ord. 5641-86. Passed 5-19-86.)
(g) “Recyclable material” or “recyclables” are defined as materials having an economic value in the secondary materials market. The following materials have such economic value: aluminum cans and articles, bi-metal cans, glass containers, plastic beverage containers, computer printout paper, computer tab cards, office paper, steel cans, and newspapers.