For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARBAGE. Kitchen and table refuse and offal, swill and every accumulation of animal, vegetable and other matter that attends the preparation, consumption, decay or dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowls, birds, fruits or vegetables, not including dead animals and offal from slaughter-houses.
MATTER. Broken crockery, bottles, broken bricks, metal cans, cardboard boxes, paper, straw, grass clippings, sawdust, packing materials, shavings, boxes and all non-combustible waste matter, ashes and all other residue of materials burned, and other refuse and waste material other than garbage.
ROLL-OFF. An open top rectangular shaped container, ranging in capacity, primarily used for the collection of construction related refuse and other pre-approved materials. The ROLL-OFF must be compatible with the town’s hook-lift vehicle.
SELF-CONTAINED COMPACTION UNIT (SCU). A town-approved, complete and independent refuse collection unit in and of itself; which contains a compactor (attached to an external power source) and a refuse holding container of a predetermined volume for refuse compacted at a specified density and is compatible with the town’s refuse collection equipment.
(Prior Code, § 550.2.1) (Ord. 216, passed 1-7-1972; Ord. 235, passed 8-7-1975; Ord. 282, passed 1-7-1982; Ord. 370, passed 8-5-1993; Ord. 398, passed 6-6-1996; Ord. 435, passed 12-2-1999; Ord. 456, passed 9-7-2000; Ord. 535, passed 12-3-2009; Ord. 548, passed 7-7-2011; Ord. 584, passed 10-1-2015)