For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARBAGE. Putrescible and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food and miscellaneous waste resulting from normal living, housekeeping, premises up-keep and ordinary mercantile enterprises and trades, including, but not limited to, ashes, paper, or plastic cartons, tin cans, packing boxes and papers, animal waste and other household residue, but specifically excluding human waste, hazardous waste as regulated by state or federal law, sheet metal, steel or white goods (excluding tin cans of one gallon or less capacity), building materials, industrial refuse, rubber parts, oils, solvents, paints, varnishes, lead acid batteries, and logs or sticks in excess of one inch diameter or three feet in length.
GARBAGE COLLECTION OR REMOVAL SERVICE. A business operated to collect or remove garbage for a fee or other valuable compensation or consideration.
LANDFILL. Any licensed facility for the final disposal of garbage.
PERSON. Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust, municipality or other identifiable legal entity.
RECEPTACLE. Any container (can, barrel, box, bag and the like) used for the temporary storage of garbage outside the structure which generates such garbage and intended to be handled by a commercial garbage collection or removal service.
TRANSFER STATION. Any licensed facility for the collection of garbage immediately prior to its delivery to a landfill.
UNIT. Any identifiable residential living structure or quarters or commercial or industrial business or structure which generates garbage at any time during the calendar year.
VILLAGE. The Village of Calumet.
(Ord. 132, passed 5-15-2018)