For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BULK TRASH. Recyclable or non-recyclable waste materials that the town will remove with or without a fee, depending on the item, but generated by the activities of a single-family household and not by a contractor, or by any commercial or industrial entity. BULK TRASH includes, but is not limited to, brush, limbs, yard waste, leaves, furniture, appliances, aggregates, metals, lumber, and wood.
GARBAGE. Controlled non-recyclable waste materials that would normally be discarded from within a single-family household and would be collected by the town under the conditions of this chapter. This would include, but not be limited to, food wastes, paper and plastic wrapping materials from small packages, paper towels, tissues, disposable diapers, cloth rags, and paint cans empty of paint. It would not include materials that are being recycled, such as glass bottles, newspaper, aluminum and steel cans, certain plastic containers, magazines, paper, and corrugated cardboard.
RECYCLABLES. Materials which the town or county recycles without charge for the single-family residential property owner. At the time of the passage of this chapter, these materials included glass bottles, newspaper, aluminum and steel cans, some plastic containers, magazines, paper and corrugated cardboard, brush, limbs, concrete (not containing metal reinforcement), and stone.
TRASH. Waste material or objects, including bulk trash and garbage, that has been discarded or apparently discarded by its owner and its existence on public and private property is subject to penalties prescribed in this and other town ordinances.
UNIT STOP. Garbage collection stop made at a single-family residence in the town. A UNIT STOP shall be weekly or twice weekly, depending on the policy of the town. The town may also designate specific UNIT STOPS in situations where it is deemed in the public interest to do so, and may also set a reasonable price for the service.
(Ord. 1-96, passed 2-22-1996)