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, including, but not be limited to, carpet, carpet padding, other flooring materials, mirrors, glass, kitchen cabinets, aboveground 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 on 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 30 days.
RECYCLABLES. Rubbish, such as paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum, that is commonly recyclable and collected under a recycling program operated in connection with collection by the county or another authorized collector.
RESIDENTIAL REFUSE CONTAINERS. Ninety-five-gallon containers provided by the town’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 refuse not 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, branches less than 48 inches in length and less than five inches in diameter, twigs, and all vegetative matter resulting from residential landscaping activities.
(Ord. 2019-26, passed 4-9-2019)