For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory.
BULKY WASTE. Large items of waste, such as furniture and other oversized wastes which would typically not fit into garbage cans.
CITY. The City of Cascade Locks.
COLLECTION CONTRACTOR. That entity holding the valid current letter of approval from the city to collect solid waste.
COMMERCIAL (OR INDUSTRIAL) CUSTOMER. A nonresidential commercial or industrial customer and those multiple-family complexes not selecting residential service for each unit.
COUNCIL. The legislative body of the city.
DETACHABLE CONTAINER. A watertight, all metal container, not less than one cubic yard nor more than eight cubic yards in capacity and equipped with a tight-fitting cover.
DROP BOX. An all metal container, with lidded or non-lidded cover, of not less than ten cubic yards, or more than 50 cubic yards in capacity.
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD. A residence containing not more than one dwelling unit and receiving individual unit pickup services.
GARBAGE. Synonymous with SOLID WASTE (SW) and shall mean and include all accumulations of waste matters discarded as of no further value to the owner, such as kitchen and table waste, wrappings and small discarded containers and small dead animals weighing not over 15 pounds, but shall exclude all manure, sewage, large dead animals, petroleum products, cleanings from private and public catch basins, wash racks or stumps, white goods, bulky waste, recyclables, yard waste, special or hazardous wastes, automobiles and vehicle parts.
GARBAGE CAN. A collection contractor-approved container of material of similar size and weight to a container that is watertight galvanized, sheet metal or plastic container not exceeding four cubic feet or 32 gallons in capacity, weighing not over 15 pounds when empty, fitted with two sturdy handles, one on each side and a tight cover equipped with a handle; such can to be rodent and insect-proof and to be kept in a sanitary condition at all times.
GARBAGE UNIT. Secure and tight bundles, none of which shall exceed three feet in the longest dimension, and shall not exceed 60 pounds in weight, or such GARBAGE UNIT may be packed in small discarded boxes, barrels or bags or in securely tight cartons or other receptacles reasonably easy to be handled and loaded by one person onto a collection vehicle.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Special waste which has dangerous or hazardous qualities as defined by state law.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. Includes waste generated as a byproduct of manufacturing operations, usually consisting of large quantities of paper, cardboard, metal, plastics, scrap lumber and dunnage and other materials incidental to and connected with the manufacturing process and not otherwise included in the definitions of garbage, hazardous or special wastes herein.
MINI-CAN. A container that is a watertight galvanized sheet metal or plastic container not exceeding 19 gallons in capacity, fitted with a tight cover equipped with a handle.
MIXED PAPER. Includes the following: magazines, junk mail, phone books, bond or ledger grade, cardboard and paper board packaging. (This does not include tissue paper, paper towels, frozen food containers, milk cartons or paper packaging combined with plastic wax or foil.)
MULTIPLE-FAMILY UNIT. A residence containing five or more dwelling units. Each dwelling within a multiple-family unit will be charged as a “single-family unit” unless all of the cans are placed in one location for pickup. In such case they will be charged on the commercial can rate. Individual MULTIPLE-FAMILY UNITS must all be on single-family rate or the commercial can rate.
PERSON. Every person, firm, partnership, association, institution or corporation in the city generating garbage refuse or recyclables (except as approved by the City Council and described herein) requiring disposal. The term shall also mean the occupant and/or the owner of the premises for which service herein mentioned is rendered.
P.E.T. Polyethylene terepthalate. A recyclable plastic which includes beverage bottles (like two- liter pop and liquor bottles), frozen food boil-in-the-bag pouches and microwave food trays.
RECYCLABLES. Newspaper, uncoated mixed paper, aluminum, glass, P.E.T., metal food and beverage containers and such other materials that the city and contractor determine to be recyclable.
RECYCLING. The process by which waste materials are transformed into new products in such a manner that the original products lose their identity. It shall also include the collection, transportation or storage of products by others than the original user or consumer giving rise to the product being in the stream of commerce for collection, disposal, recycling, resource recovery or utilization.
RECYCLING BIN. A contractor provided container suitable for household collection, storage and curbside set out of source separated recyclables.
RECYCLING CONTAINER. A container suitable for on-site collection, storage and set out of source separated recyclables at multi-family and commercial locations.
RESIDENCE. A building or portion thereof containing not more than one dwelling unit.
SINGLE-FAMILY UNIT. A residence containing not more than one dwelling unit.
SOLID WASTE or WASTES. All putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes.
SOURCE SEPARATION. The separation of different kinds of solid waste at the place where the waste originates.
SPECIAL WASTE.
(1) Chemical waste from a laboratory. This is limited to discarded containers of laboratory chemicals, lab equipment, lab clothing, debris for lab spills or cleanup and floor sweepings;
(2) Articles, equipment and clothing containing or contaminated with poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Examples are: PCB capacitors or transformers, gloves or aprons from draining operations, empty drums that formerly held PCBs and the like);
(3) “Empty” containers of waste from commercial products or chemicals. This applies to a portable container which has been emptied, but which may hold residuals of the product or chemical. Examples of containers are: portable tanks, drums, barrels, cans, bags, liners and the like. A container shall be determined “empty” according to the criteria specified at 40 C.F.R. § 261.7;
(4) Asbestos containing waste from building demolition or cleaning. This applies to asbestos- bearing waste insulation materials, such as wallboard, wall spray coverings, pipe insulation and the like;
(5) Commercial products or chemicals: outdated, off-specification, contaminated or banned. This includes products voluntarily removed from the marketplace by a manufacturer or distributor in response to allegations of adverse health effects associated with product use;
(6) Residue and debris from cleanup of spills or releases of a single chemical substance or commercial product or a single waste which would otherwise qualify as a miscellaneous special waste;
(7) Medical or infectious byproduct waste for a medical practitioner, hospital, nursing home, medical testing laboratory, mortuary, taxidermist, veterinarian, veterinary hospital or animal testing laboratory;
(8) Animal or fish waste and parts from slaughterhouses or processing plants;
(9) Pumpings from septic tanks used exclusively by dwelling units (single-family homes, duplexes, apartment buildings, hotels or motels);
(10) Sludge from a publicly owned sewage treatment plant serving primarily domestic users (i.e., with no substantial industrial or chemical influent);
(11) Grease trap wastes from restaurants or cafeterias not located at industrial facilities;
(12) Wash water wastes from commercial laundries or laundromats;
(13) Chemical-containing equipment removed from service (e.g., cathode ray tubes, batteries, fluorescent light tubes and the like); and
(14) Waste produced from the demolition or dismantling of industrial process equipment or facilities contaminated with chemicals from the process.
STREET. A public or private way used for public travel, and includes street, alley, avenue, road, boulevard, thoroughfare, public highway within the city.
WHITE GOODS. Any large household appliance including refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, waste heaters, washers, dryers or other similar appliances.
YARD WASTES. Includes leaves, grass, prunings and clippings of woody as well as fleshy plants. Materials larger than two inches in diameter and three feet in length shall not be considered YARD WASTE. Christmas trees will be considered for collection as YARD WASTE.
(Ord. 315, passed 5-9-1994)