Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in this chapter, the following definitions apply:
BUILDING RUBBISH: The waste material from the construction, remodeling and repair operation on houses, commercial buildings and other structures. Building rubbish comprises, among a great variety of rejected matter, excavated earth, stones, bricks, plaster, wallpaper, lumber, shingles, concrete, and waste occasioned by the installation or replacement of plumbing, heating systems, electrical work and roofing.
COMMERCIAL WASTE: The waste which originates from places engaged primarily in the sale or furnishing of goods or services.
GARBAGE: The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, cooking and consumption of foods. It is composed largely of organic matter and its natural moisture content. Garbage originates primarily in kitchens, homes, restaurants, hotels and other places where food is cooked or consumed.
HAZARDOUS WASTE: A. A waste or combination of wastes that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may:
1. Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness; or
2. Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of or otherwise managed.
B. Hazardous wastes do not include those substances governed by Montana Code Annotated.
MARKET REFUSE: The refuse from wholesale and retail stores and markets resulting from the handling, storage and selling of food products. Market refuse originates principally in poultry, fish, vegetable and fruit markets and from the ordinary operation of preparing food products for sale.
REFUSE: This term is used to refer to solid waste.
RESIDENTIAL WASTE: All waste which is not included in the definition of "commercial waste" in this section.
SOLID WASTE: All putrescible and nonputrescible wastes, including, but not limited to, garbage; rubbish; refuse; ashes; sludge from sewage treatment plants, water supply treatment plants, or air pollution control facilities; construction and demolition wastes; dead animals, including offal; discarded home and industrial appliances; wood products or wood byproducts and inert materials. The term does not mean municipal sewage, industrial wastewater effluents, or mining wastes regulated under the mining and reclamation laws administered by the department of environmental quality, slash and forest debris regulated under laws administered by the department of natural resources and conservation, or marketable byproducts. (Ord. 394, 3-3-2008)