The following definitions shall apply to the interpretation and the enforcement of this chapter:
AGRICULTURAL WASTES: Any refuse, except garbage and dead animals, generated on a farm or ranch by crop and livestock production practices, including such items as bags, cartons, dry bedding, structural materials and crop residues, but excluding landscape wastes.
DOMICILE WASTE: Any refuse generated on single-family domiciliary property as a result of domiciliary activities. The term excludes landscape waste, garbage and trade waste.
GARBAGE: Refuse resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking and consumption of food or food products.
LANDSCAPE WASTE: Any vegetable or plant refuse, except garbage and agricultural waste. The term includes trees, tree trimmings, branches, stumps, brush, weeds, grass, shrubbery and yard trimmings.
OPEN BURNING: The combustion of any matter in such a way that the products of the combustion are emitted to the open air without originating in or passing through equipment for which a permit could be issued under section 9(b) of the state air environmental protection act 1 .
REFUSE: Any discarded matter; or any matter which is to be reduced in volume, or otherwise changed in chemical or physical properties, in order to facilitate its discard, removal or disposal.
TRADE WASTE: Any refuse resulting from the operation of any trade, business, industry, commercial venture, utility or service activity, and any government or institutional activity, whether or not for profit. The term includes landscape waste but excludes agricultural waste. (1996 Code § 11-3; amd. 2010 Code)
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| 1 | 1. 415 ILCS 5/9(b). |