For the purpose of this chapter:
(a) "Solid waste" means such unwanted residual solid or semisolid material as results from industrial, commercial, agricultural, and community operations, excluding earth or material from construction, mining, or demolition operations, or other waste materials of the type that normally would be included in demolition debris, nontoxic fly ash and bottom ash, including at least ash that results from the combustion of coal and ash that results from the combustion of coal in combination with scrap tires where scrap tires comprise not more than fifty percent (50%) of heat input in any month, spent nontoxic foundry sand, and slag and other substances that are not harmful or inimical to public health, and includes, but is not limited to, garbage, scrap tires, combustible and noncombustible material, street dirt, and debris. "Solid wastes" does not include any material that is an infectious waste or a hazardous waste.
(b) "Construction waste" means waste from building construction, alterations or repair, and dirt from excavation, and unusual or special manufacturing or trade waste are not classified as municipal waste. This type of waste will not be collected with the regular collection, but shall be subject to the collection charges made for special service.
(c) "Residential unit" or "dwelling" means the place of abode of a person or persons living separately or together as an independent family.
(d) "Multiple-family residence," "apartment," or "dwelling" means the grouping together under a common roof of two or more residential units.
(e) "Bulk items" means discarded household goods such as: furniture, springs and mattresses, stoves, ranges, refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers, washers, water heaters, wood not over four (4) feet in length, toys, porcelain, carpeting [not over four (4) feet in length and two (2) feet in diameter], leather, rubber products (excluding tires), and excessive fruit from trees on residential property, excluding orchards, or other similar items. Residents shall be responsible for removing oils and refrigerants from all CFC appliances prior to setting them at the curb. These materials should be set at the curb for their normal pickup with their regular solid waste pickup.
(f) "Extra pick-up" for residential dwellings means all pick-ups exceeding the three (3) bulk pick-ups provided in regular weekly service and/or an entire dwelling move out or clean-up. Extra pick-up for commercial/residential and commercial/business customers means all items exceeding the capacity of the provided containers.
(g) "Recycling" means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting solid waste that would otherwise be disposed in a solid waste disposal facility and returning reconstituted materials to commerce as commodities for use or exchange.
(h) "Recyclable waste material" means discarded materials such as, but not limited to newspapers, cardboard, glass, PET/HDPE plastic bottles and metal cans, which are separated from other solid waste for the purpose of recycling.
(Ord. 6-17. Passed 2-20-17.)