For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AEROBIC. Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen.
BULKY WASTE and/or LARGE ITEMS. A large appliance, piece of furniture, or waste material from a residential source other than Freon waste items, construction debris, or hazardous waste, with a weight or volume greater than that allowed for containers.
COMPOST PILE. A storage area for a mass of organic waste decaying through an aerobic degradation process under controlled conditions, with the intention of using the resulting product as a soil conditioner. Materials in a COMPOST PILE include soil, paper products, yard waste, nondairy and nonmeat food products, and/or nonmeat-eating animal waste. A COMPOST PILE is kept in an orderly condition to control for odors and to prevent the blowing of debris. A COMPOST PILE cannot be a potential transmission agent of disease or be maintained in such a way which will attract vectors, rats, or other vermin.
CURB SIDE RECYCLING. Bi-weekly pick-up of discarded material as specified by the town including, but not limited to, newspapers, aluminum, glass, steel, and plastic containers which can be separated from municipal solid waste for the purpose of recycling, but not including material generated from and commonly reused within an original manufacturing process.
FREON WASTE ITEM. An appliance or other waste item of a type which originally contained Freon or any other nonflammable gaseous or liquid fluorinated hydrocarbons used as a refrigerant, disposal of which is specifically regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
GARBAGE. Putrescible animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, serving, or consumption of food including food containers.
GARBAGE CAN LINER. Refuse bag designed to be placed in a refuse container or refuse storage container.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Waste designated as hazardous by the USEPA and/or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).
OCCUPANT. Any individual living, sleeping, cooking, or eating in, or having possession of a dwelling unit.
OWNER. Any one or more of the following:
(1) The owner or owners in fee simple of a parcel of real estate including the life tenant or life tenants if any; or
(2) The record owner or owners as reflected by the County Recorder’s office;
(3) The purchaser or purchasers of such real estate under a contract for conditional sale thereof;
(4) The person or persons in control of the property as the personal representative, trustee, receiver, or guardian of the OWNER.
RECYCLABLES. Items that are intended to be recycled.
RECYCLE. Process by which materials otherwise destined for disposal are collected, reprocessed, and remanufactured.
RECYCLING CONTAINER. A container holding recyclables.
REFUSE. Discarded waste materials in a solid or semi-solid state consisting of garbage, rubbish, or a combination thereof.
REFUSE BAGS (also known as TRASH BAGS and/or GARBAGE BAGS). Plastic sacks designed for refuse with sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by top; securely tied at the top for collection, with a capacity not to exceed 33 gallons and a loaded weight not to exceed 35 pounds.
REFUSE CONTAINER. A water-tight container constructed of metal or other durable material impervious to rodents and other animals with a tight-fitting lid.
REFUSE STORAGE CONTAINER. A water-tight container or tote (not larger than 96-gallon capacity), constructed of metal or other durable material impervious to rodents with a tight-fitting lid.
REGULAR COLLECTION. The town’s designated day for refuse and recycling collection.
RESIDENTIAL MUNICIPAL WASTE. Residential garbage, rubbish, and refuse as above defined and shall be interpreted to be consistent with that definition as set out in state law with the restriction that wastes from all industrial, office, commercial, and institutional establishments are specifically excluded hereunder.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT and/or RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT. A single-family dwelling unit or a single-family dwelling unit of a structure containing no more than four family living units located on a single parcel of land. The definition also includes a group of rooms located within a building or mobile home and forming a single inhabitable unit with facilities which are used or are intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating. This definition also includes complexes containing four or fewer separate or contiguous single-family dwelling units. Each unit of a multiple unit arrangement heretofore described shall be considered a RESIDENTIAL UNIT.
RUBBISH. Non-putrescible solid waste consisting of combustible and non-combustible materials not including bulky waste, large items, yard and garden waste, hazardous wastes, infectious waste or tires.
YARD WASTE. Leaves, grass clippings, weeds, brush, and other organic garden debris.
(2011 Code, § 52.01) (Ord. 2008-2, passed 5-19-2008)