The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Ashes shall mean refuse resulting from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible material.
Building solid waste shall mean solid waste from construction, remodeling and repair operations on houses, commercial buildings and other structures, regardless of who is doing the construction, including, but not limited to, excavated earth, stones, brick, plaster, lumber, concrete and waste parts occasioned by installations and replacements.
Combustible solid waste shall mean solid waste capable of being incinerated or burned, such as garbage, paper, rags, boxes and wood.
Director shall mean the director of public works of the town of Cary, or his agent.
Garbage shall mean animal and vegetable solid waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, including a minimum amount of liquid necessarily incident thereto.
Industrial solid waste shall mean solid waste from factories, processing plants and other manufacturing enterprises, exclusive of building solid waste and refuse.
Land clearing debris shall mean solid waste which is generated solely from land clearing activities, including, but not limited to, stumps, trees, brush and other vegetative waste incidental to tree, brush and stump removal.
Noncombustible solid waste shall mean solid waste not capable of incineration or burning, such as ashes, cans, metals, mineral matter, glass and crockery.
Ordinances shall mean the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Cary, North Carolina.
Paper yard waste bag shall mean a sanitary kraft paper sack, or equal, of 30-gallon capacity, two-ply, 30-pound wet strength with decomposing glue and reinforced self-supporting square bottom closure.
Refuse shall mean solid waste, including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish and ashes.
Regulations shall mean regulations of the director of public works of the town of Cary, now or hereafter in effect, promulgated under this article or other authority.
Rubbish shall mean solid waste (exclusive of garbage and ashes) including, but not limited to, papers, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, cans, metals, mineral matter, glass and crockery.
Yard and leaf waste shall mean vegetative matter resulting from landscaping maintenance with no earth or soil attached, including, but not limited to, leaves, grass, twigs, certain limbs, hedge trimmings, plant trimmings, hay, straw, pine straw, pine cones, and shrubs.
(Code 1982, § 16.5-4; Ord. No. 92-37, § 1, 6-11-1992; Ord. No. 2019-Code-04, 10-10-2019)