(a) The following definitions shall be applicable in this Chapter:
(1) Agricultural Establishment.
An establishment engaged in the rearing and slaughtering of animals and the processing of animal products or orchard and field crops.
(2) Bulky Waste.
Items whose large size precludes or complicates their handling by normal collection, processing or disposal methods.
(3) Collector/Hauler.
The contractor or entity chosen by the Village Board to handle, transport, and dispose of the solid waste, recyclables and non-recyclables generated in the Village of Edgar, or, person or persons contracting with waste generators for these services, and will enforce preparation standards for recyclable materials as well as ensure community compliance with this source separation recycling program.
(4) Commercial Waste.
Waste of whatever material generated by any industrial or business establishment where any trade, occupation, industry or commerce is conducted.
(5) Corrugated Cardboard.
Heavy duty Kraft paper packaging material with a corrugated medium between two (2) flat paper liners, and does not include paperboard such as for cereal or laundry detergent boxes or holders for six-packs or twelve-packs of beverage cans or bottles.
(6) Curb.
The back edge or curb and gutter along a paved street or where one would be if the street was paved and had curb and gutter.
(7) Deciduous Material.
Yard wastes such as leaves, grass clippings, flowers and other similar vegetation, but specifically excludes sod, dirt, twigs, fruit, vegetables and other similar material. Also included are clean woody vegetative material no greater than six (6) inches in diameter and holiday trees, but does not include tree stumps, extensive root systems or shrubs with intact root balls.
(8) Demolition Wastes.
That portion of solid waste from the repair, remodeling construction or reconstruction of buildings, such as lumber, roofing and sheathing scraps, rubble, broken concrete, asphalt, plaster, conduit, pipe, wire, insulation, and other materials resulting from the demolition of buildings and improvements.
(9) Dwelling Unit.
A place of habitation occupied by a normal single-family unit or a combination of persons who may be considered as equivalent to a single-family unit for the purposes of this Chapter.
(10) Garbage.
Discarded materials resulting from the handling, processing, storage and consumption of food.
(11) Glass.
Glass bottles, jars and containers and does not include window glass, drinking glasses, pyrex, light bulbs or other non-container glass.
(12) Good Faith.
Reasonable efforts to adhere to the policies, standards and rules of this mandatory source separation recycling program.
(13) Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substance.
Those wastes or substances defined as such in NR 181, Wis. Adm. Code (including all amendments provided thereto) as provided therein pursuant to Sec. 144.62, Wis. Stats., or other acts pursuant to authority vested in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to describe and list materials as such and also includes the meaning of "hazardous waste" or "hazardous substance" as described herein. Those solid wastes or substances found in household waste [notwithstanding the household waste exclusion provided in NR 181.12(4)(a), Wis. Adm. Code].
(14) Household Sharp Medical Waste.
Any type of product capable of puncturing or lacerating the skin that is designed or used to treat, diagnose, or prevent a disease or medical condition, including, but not limited to, scalpels and hypodermic needles.
(15) Industrial Waste.
Wasted material, except garbage, rubbish and refuse, directly or indirectly resulting from an industrial processing or manufacturing operation.
(16) Litter.
Solid Waste scattered about in a careless manner, usually rubbish.
(17) Multi-Family Dwelling.
A residential building intended to be the residence of four (4) or more independent family units.
(18) Non-recyclable Material.
All items of waste not recyclable except hazardous waste or hazardous substances.
(19) Non-Residential Solid Waste.
Solid waste from agricultural, commercial, industrial or institutional activities or a building or group of buildings consisting of three (3) or more dwelling units.
(20) Other Paper.
All paper excluding newsprint materials or materials specifically excepted in the definition of "newsprint" and "corrugated cardboard," but shall include grades of fiber materials with available markets for recycling.
(21) Oversize and Bulky Waste.
Large items such as furniture, mattresses, carpeting, construction or demolition materials of substantial dimensions, brush and other large items whose proportions are not easily reduced.
(22) Person.
Any individual, corporation, organization, association, local governmental unit, as defined in Sec. 66.229(1), Wis. Stats., state agency or authority or federal agency.
(23) Refuse.
Combustible and non-combustible materials including, but not limited to: paper products, wood, metal, glass, cloth and products thereof in unrecoverable condition; litter and street rubbish not including yard waste; uncontaminated ashes; and building materials such as wood, concrete, glass, plaster and other intermixed materials produced in construction or demolition of structures. "Refuse" for purposes of this Chapter shall not include "oversize or bulky waste", or construction waste.
(24) Residential Solid Waste.
All solid waste that normally originates in a residential environment from residential dwelling units.
(25) Residential Unit.
Each living unit in the Village of Edgar designed for permanent living quarters, including single-family dwellings and units in duplexes, tri-plexes, and multi-family units and each unit in a residential condominium project.
(26) Scavenging.
The uncontrolled and unauthorized removal of materials at any point in solid waste management.
(27) Sharps Container.
A container specifically manufactured for the disposal of sharp medical waste.
(28) Solid Waste.
Garbage, refuse and all other discarded or salvageable solid materials, including solid waste materials, resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids or dissolved material in waste water effluents or other common water pollutants.
(29) Solid Waste Storage.
Safe, environmentally sound short-term containment of materials and for recyclables shall involve preserving materials in a condition meeting preparation standards.
(30) Tires.
For collection purposes shall mean rubber tires, from automobiles and light trucks, and other tires whose size is less than 1100 x 24.5, which are removed from nms.