For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ASHES. Refuse resulting from the burning of wood, coal, coke, and other combustible material.
BUILDING RUBBISH. Rubbish from construction, remodeling, and repair operations on houses, commercial buildings, and other structures to include, but not be limited to, carpet, carpet padding, other flooring materials, mirrors, glass, kitchen cabinets, above ground pool components, wire, and fencing.
CHRISTMAS TREE. A natural evergreen conifer completely bare of all decoration and attachments.
CONTRACTOR. A person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service.
DUMPSTER. A metal container of not less than two cubic yards nor larger than ten cubic yards, made of watertight construction with doors opening on two sides and top, constructed so that it can be emptied mechanically by specially equipped trucks.
EXPLOSIVES. Any cartridge, shotgun shell, or any other container, carton, or thing containing any sort of powder, substance, or waste capable of exploding, including, but not limited to, dynamite caps, dynamite, flammable liquids or gases, and ammunition of any type.
GARBAGE. Animal and vegetable refuse resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food, including a minimum amount of liquid necessarily incident thereto.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. Waste from factories, processing plants, and other manufacturing enterprises, including, but not limited to, cleaning fluids, biohazards, putrid waste, chemicals and other volatile waste products.
MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DWELLING. A development, apartment building, or similar complex with four or more residential units, whether vacant or occupied, where such units are for rent or lease to residential tenants for periods in excess of thirty (30) days.
RECYCLABLES. Rubbish, such as paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and aluminum, that are commonly recyclable and are collected under a recycling program operated in connection with collection by Craven County or another authorized collector.
RESIDENTIAL REFUSE CONTAINERS. Ninety-five (95) gallon containers, provided by the City’s municipal waste contractor.
RUBBISH. Refuse, exclusive of garbage and ashes, including, but not limited to, recyclables, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, dirt, earth, and dust.
SCRAP TIRES. Used motor vehicle tires.
TRASH. All other refusenot otherwise covered in this chapter.
WASTE. Useless, unused, unwanted, or discarded refuse, or materials.
YARD WASTE. Those organic materials commonly consisting of leaves, grass, weeds, hedge clippings, garden waste, pine straw, branchesless than forty-eight (48) inches long and five inches in diameter, twigs and all vegetative matter resulting from residential landscaping activities.
(1989 Code, § 7-1) (Ord. passed 6-28-1993; Ord. 01-06, passed 6-11-2001; Ord. 09-O-06, passed 4-27-2009; Ord. 18-O-04, passed 8-27-2018)