As used in this chapter:
(d) "Bulk items" means items of solid waste that cannot be enclosed or retained in the ninety-six-gallon refuse cart or a thirty-gallon bag not exceeding forty pounds. Bulk items shall include, but not be limited to, furniture, bedsprings, wrapped mattresses, carpet not exceeding four feet long, tied, and not exceeding forty pounds, large toys, swing sets (disassembled not exceeding four feet in length), and comparable material determined by the City. Bulk items do not include earth, sand, brick, stone or other building materials.a
(b) "Commercial/industrial unit" means all units other than residential units as defined above are excluded from receiving solid waste and recycling services through the City of Kenton. This includes, but is not limited to business and industrial establishments, schools, churches, public, private and charitable institutions, and dwelling places with more than three dwelling units.
(e) "Recyclables" means (i) paper, including newspapers, magazines, advertisements, mail, office paper, and phone books, (ii) cardboard and paperboard not exceeding two feet by two feet and flattened, including cereal, cake, and rice boxes, (iii) food and drink glass bottles and jars (clear or colored); (iv) #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs, including milk jugs, beverage bottles, shampoo bottles, laundry jugs, and household cleaning bottles, and (v) aluminum and steel food cans, including food, beverage, and pet food cans and steel or bi-metal (tin) food, soup, coffee and pet food cans. The term "recyclable material" does not include automotive product containers, chemical/pesticide containers, bowls, buckets, feed bags, flower pots, microwave/fast food trays, Styrofoam, toys, mirrors, ceramics, light bulbs, window glass, dishes, china, paint cans, aerosol cans, pots, pans, hangers, batteries or appliances, plastic bags, and all #3 though #7 plastics.
(a) "Residential unit" means one, two or three residences under a common roof. A place of abode of a person or persons that received either directly or indirectly, either water or sewage service, and being subject to mandatory solid waste/garbage and refuse service provided by or through the City of Kenton under this chapter.
(c) "Solid waste" means such unwanted residual solid or semisolid material generated by residential premises located within the City of Kenton and by City-operated facilities, excluding earth or material from construction or demolition operations, and includes, but is not limited to, kitchen wastes including cans, bottles, household food, accumulations of animal food and vegetable matter attendant in preparation, cooking and serving of food, and general household trash and refuse. "Solid waste" does not include any material that is an infectious waste, hazardous waste, or unacceptable waste. "Unacceptable waste" includes hazardous waste, construction material, car parts, tires, vehicle batteries, paint and other liquids, pesticides, large dead animals, rocks, dirt, stones, brick, concrete, items over four feet long or wide, items weighing over seventy pounds, items containing Freon, and similar items that are deemed improper for collection and disposal. "Hazardous waste" includes, but is not limited to, any amount of waste listed or characterized as hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any state agency pursuant to RCRA, and including future amendments thereto, and any other applicable law.
(Ord. 1376. Passed 10-21-64; Ord. 20-018. Passed 6-15-20.)