For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(a) "Garbage" includes all putrescible wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including vegetable and animal offal and carcasses of small animals, kitchen and table refuse, swill and every accumulation of both animal and vegetable matter that attends the preparation, decay or storage of meats, fish, fowl, birds or vegetables, but excluding recognizable industrial by-products, and shall include all such substances from all public and private establishments and from all residents.
(b) "Refuse" includes garbage and trash, either or both.
(c) "Trash" includes all nonputrescible wastes, including discarded and abandoned articles. (1976 Code Sec. 9-1)