Compost: The humuslike material produced by composting landscape waste and food waste.
Compost Bin: A structurally sound covered or uncovered container made of durable material and enclosed on all vertical sides.
Compost Pile: A designated area where landscape waste is kept and turned without the use of a compost or turning bin.
Composting: The biological treatment process by which microorganisms decompose the organic fraction of waste, producing compost.
Food Waste: All edible products or table scraps generated by a household and appropriate for a backyard composting program as recommended by the United States environmental protection agency. Eligible items include cooked or uncooked fruits and vegetables, bread and grains, coffee grounds and filters, and egg and nut shells. Ineligible items include dairy products and eggs, fats, lard, grease, oily foods, and meat or seafood scraps.
Household: The lawful occupants of a single-family residential dwelling located on a lot in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-5 residence districts.
Landscape Waste: All accumulations of grass clippings, brush and shrub cuttings, leaves, tree limbs, and other materials generated by a household and collected as a result of the care of lawns, vines, bushes, shrubs, and trees growing on the residential lot, but excluding tree, brush, or shrub branches in excess of one-half inch (1/2") in diameter.
Lot: A residential lot not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-5 residence districts.
Turning Bin: A composting system designed to compost larger amounts of landscape waste in a shorter period of time and consists of not more than three (3) contiguous and enclosed compost bins. (Ord. 0-12-41, 12-3-2012)