As used in this chapter, except where the content clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) "Commercial product in quantity" means a quantity of ten or more items marketed for retail sale.
(b) "Compostable" products are defined as a product that has been certified as 100 percent compostable consistent with the timeline and specifications of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard D6400 or the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) or equivalent, and is clearly marked as "compostable".
(c) "Customer" means any person obtaining goods from a store.
(d) "Public eating establishment" means a restaurant, take-out food establishment or other business (including, but not limited to, food sales from vehicles or mobile vendors open to the public) that receives ninety percent or more of its revenue from the sale of prepared and ready-to-consume foods and/or drinks to the public.
(e) "Recyclable" means any substance or object that is accepted for recycling by the City's curbside recycling program, or that can reasonably be recycled at publicly available drop-off points within Franklin County at no cost to the individual.
(f) "Recycled content paper bag" means a paper bag provided by a store to a customer at the check stand, cash register, point of sale, or other location for the purpose of transporting food or merchandise out of the store and that contains no old growth fiber and a minimum of forty percent postconsumer recycled material; is 100 percent recyclable; and has printed in a highly visible manner on the outside of the bag the words "Recyclable," the name and location of the manufacturer, and the percentage of post-consumer recycled content.
(g) "Reusable bag" means a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and is made of cloth or other machine washable fabric.
(h) "Single-use, plastic carryout bag" means any bag that is made predominately of non-compostable plastic derived from petroleum or bio-based sources, except that single-use, plastic carryout bags do not include produce, meat, or product bags.
(i) "Store" means any commercial establishment operating from a permanent enclosed structure that sells perishable or nonperishable goods including, but not limited to, clothing, food and personal items directly to a customer.
(j) "Take out food containers" means a food container designed for made-to-order food to be carried off premises.
(Ord. 14-19. Passed 5-28-19; Ord. 49-20. Passed 11-24-20.)