A. "Bulky waste." A large appliance, piece of furniture, or waste material from a residential source other than construction debris or hazardous waste.
B. "City." Refers to the applicable municipal authority empowered under state law to solicit and award contract for the collection of residential refuse. City will also refer to the appropriate employee or office of the municipality authorized to act as its agent in handling the pertinent matter of this contract.
C. "Construction debris." Building materials waste resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations, i.e. concrete, rocks, dirt, or asphalt.
D. "Containers."
1. "Regulation garbage containers." A receptacle made of plastic or metal furnished by the contractor with a tight-fitting lid and handles of adequate strength for lifting.
2. "Regulation recycling containers." A receptacle made of plastic or metal furnished by the contractor with a tight-fitting lid and lid and handles of adequate strength for lifting. Such container shall be designated as a recycling container.
E. "Contract documents." The request for bids, instructions to bidders, contractor's bid, contract specifications, the contract, performance bond or letter of credit, and any addenda or changes to the foregoing documents agreed to by the city and the contractor.
F. "Contractor." The individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or association performing refuse collection and disposal under contract with the city.
G. "Garbage." In this chapter, means kitchen refuse, cans, bottles, paper, ashes, and other waste materials ordinarily originating on household, and items which can be, and are, placed in regulation garbage containers as provided for in this chapter.
H. "Green/yard waste." Means clipped grass, shrubs, brush, accumulation of tree leaves, tree limbs, branches, pine needles, wood pile bark, wood chunks, garden refuse material and other ordinary household rubbish or vegetation.
I. "Hazardous waste." Waste designated as hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or appropriate state agency.
J. "Heavy material." Accumulations such as earth or dirt, brick, concrete, wood waste from construction or demolition, treated wood, lumber ashes, plaster, sheetrock, sand or gravel, large trees, automobile frames or parts, appliances, used tires, furniture, asphalt shingles, tin and other bulky material shall be disposed at the expense of the owner or person controlling the same.
K. "Medical waste." Any waste, regardless of whether it is potentially infectious, generated as a result of patient diagnosis and treatment. Shall only be deposited in an approved container or placed in a closed clear plastic container such as a water or soda bottle.
L. "Letter of credit." A written undertaking by a financial institution on behalf of the contractor to pay the city for non-performance in amounts and under conditions as may be specified in the agreement.
M. "Performance bond." A corporate surety bond that guarantees compensation to the city in the event that it must assume the obligations and/or duties of the contractor in order to continue the service as defined by the contract's specifications.
N. "Refuse." Discarded waste materials in a solid or semi-liquid state, consisting of garbage, rubbish, or a combination thereof.
O. "Recyclable materials." Includes only aluminum, glass, plastic, and consumer tin products.
P. "Residential patron." Individual metered residential units who are charged residential water rates.
Q. "Rubbish." Large cardboard cartons, accumulations of tree leaves, tree limbs and branches, and other ordinary household or commercial rubbish or vegetation not customarily placed in regulation garbage containers.
(Ord. 870 (part), 2022: Ord. 825 (part), 2019: Ord. 750 (part), 2014: Ord. 343 (part), 1990: prior code § 10-203)