7-3-2: DEFINITIONS:
GARBAGE: For the purpose of classification of the various types of refuse included in the subsequent sections of this chapter, the word "garbage" as used herein shall be construed to include rejected or waste household food and offal. It shall be taken to mean and include all table and kitchen refuse of every kind and description, also decaying vegetables or meats, or anything whatsoever that will or may decompose or become offensive or dangerous to health.
RUBBISH: Shall be construed to mean all combustible substances discarded as worthless, such as paper, rags, cardboard, worn out shoes, excelsior, straw, paper circulars, handbills, and the like, together with such incombustible substances discarded as worthless such as dirt, bottles, broken glass, crockery, tin cans, metals, worn out and discarded articles.
SERVICE UNIT: Any single-family residence or dwelling house within the city. (R.O. 1959, Ch. 21, Sec. 2; amd. Ord. 757, 12-18-1979; Ord. 1724, 3-19-2002)