For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(a) "County Health Officer" means the Health Officer of the County.
(b) "Private scavenger" means one who for hire, collects, removes or disposes of solid waste.
(c) "Solid waste collections" means the gathering of solid waste containers and their contents from the premises of improved property and loading contents into removal vehicles, and returning containers to places where found after contents have been emptied.
(d) "Solid waste disposal" means the disposition of solid waste in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Mayor with the approval of Council.
(e) "Solid waste removal" means the hauling and transportation of solid waste from point of collection to point of disposal.
(f) "Apartment unit" means all premises, locations or entities, public or private, requiring residential solid waste and recyclable materials collection and delivery within the corporate limits of the Town, not a residential unit.
(g) "Commercial solid waste" means all garbage and rubbish generated by a producer at a commercial unit.
(h) "Commercial unit" means all premises, locations or entities, public or private, requiring solid waste collection and disposal within the corporate limits of the Town, not a residential unit.
(i) "Hazardous waste" means waste, in any amount, which is defined, characterized or designated as hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or appropriate state agency by or pursuant to federal or state law, or waste, in any amount, which is regulated under federal or state law.
(j) "Independent contractor" means the entity which the Town might choose to perform its garbage services within the Town.
(k) “Residence”, as used within this article, shall mean an individual household, or apartment.
(l) "Residential solid waste" means all garbage and rubbish generated by a producer at an apartment unit or a residential unit.
(m) "Residential unit" means a dwelling within the corporate limits of the Town comprising not more than two occupied units.
(n) "Recycling container" means a receptacle designated for the purpose of curbside collection of recyclable materials. The receptacle shall be one made of fiberglass or plastic that has been accepted by other cities with experience in curbside recycling.
(o) "Solid waste" means those items included within the definition of solid waste as now or hereafter set forth in West Virginia Code 20-5f-2(i) and in this article.
(p) "Recyclable materials" means bi-metal beverage cans, aluminum beverage cans, glass bottles, steel cans, newspaper, corrugated cardboard and plastics, and other materials as may be defined as recyclable materials under the West Virginia Code, or applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations and under Code 1-7 of the Society of Plastics Industries.
(q) "Dumpster" means a container that has a hooking mechanism that permits items to be raised and dumped into a sanitation truck.
(r) "Uncompacted dumpster" means a dumpster that is filled without the aid of compaction equipment.
(s) "Compacted dumpster" means a dumpster that is mechanically compacted by either an integral or separate power unit, that results in more solid waste material, by weight, being placed in a container than is naturally filled.