As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALUMINUM
Includes all products made wholly of aluminum, including but not limited to aluminum cans, aluminum sheds, lawn chair frames, aluminum siding, window frames and other clean household aluminum, but does not include aluminum foil, trays, plates and screening.
BRUSH
Branches and twigs not to exceed three inches in diameter, five feet in length and 50 pounds in weight that can be handled by one person. Brush does not include trees.
[Amended 7-25-2016 by Ord. No. 013-2016]
CARDBOARD OR CORRUGATED PAPER
Clean, heavy box materials commonly known as "cardboard boxes" and similar heavy paper packaging containers that are free of plastic, foam and other contaminants, also including food packaging boxes and other commercial packaging that is free of food contaminants, plastic, wax and foam materials that would make it undesirable for recycling purposes. All cardboard and packaging must be opened and flattened for ease of handling.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Those properties used primarily for commercial purposes.
FERROUS CONTAINERS
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
GLASS
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly excluded are noncontainer glass, plate or window glass, dishes, mirrors, drinkware, tableware, porcelain or ceramics.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, including but not limited to hospitals, schools, nursing homes, libraries and government offices.
PAPER
Newsprint and other forms of paper and paper products, such as magazines, catalogs, office paper, etc., excluding those soiled (i.e., containing carbon, adhesive or plastic) or unfit due to health and/or sanitary reasons. Newspapers shall also be deemed soiled if they have been exposed to substances rendering them unusable for recycling (i.e., water).
PERSON
Every owner, lessee and occupant of a residence within the boundaries of the Town of Hammonton.
PLASTICS
Includes all materials or other products made of plastic.
[Added 11-22-1993 by Ord. No. 27-1993]
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those materials which would otherwise become municipal solid waste and which may be collected, separated or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RESIDENCE
Any occupied single-family or multifamily dwelling from which the waste is hauled to the landfill by the hauler or occupant.
SCRAP METAL
Includes ferrous or tin cans (excluding sixty-four-ounce containers), refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, washers, dryers, metal sheds and any other type of bulk metal household item.
SOLID WASTE
Any garbage, refuse and other discarded solid material brought to the landfill by resident or hauler.
YARD WASTE
Includes branches, underbrush, pruning waste, shrubbery and soil.