For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARBAGE. Rejected food wastes, including waste accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter used or intended for food or that attend the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in, or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit, or vegetable.
REFUSE. Putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes, except body wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator ash, incinerator residue, street cleanings, industrial wastes, and other wastes.
RUBBISH. Non-putrescible solid wastes, excluding ashes, consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, or litter of any kind that will be a detriment to the public health and safety.
SOLID WASTE. Any garbage, refuse, or sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, and mining operations, and from community activities.
YARD WASTE. Grass and leaves.
(Prior Code, § 53.01)
Statutory reference:
Definitions pertaining to the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, see Neb. RS 13-2003 through 13-2016.01