The following words and terms, whenever they occur in this chapter, are defined as follows:
BACK-OF-HOUSE: | The kitchen, food preparation, dishwashing, and storage areas of a commercial generator or large event venue with organics that are not accessed by customers or the public. |
CITY: | The city of Mendota Heights, a Minnesota municipal corporation. |
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT: | Any premises where a commercial or industrial enterprise of any kind is carried on, and shall include restaurants, clubs, churches, and schools where food is prepared or served. |
CUSTOMER: | Those customers that have hired the hauler to collect solid waste in the city of Mendota Heights. |
DEPARTMENT: | The county department of unit designation by the county board to conduct solid waste regulatory activities within the county, its staff, and designation agents. |
DESIGNATED LIST OF CONTAMINANTS FOR COMMERCIAL COMPOSTING: | Ceramic dishware, glass, pet and human waste, items not meeting ASTM standards D6400 or D6868, bags, cartons, diapers, disposable wipes, freezer boxes, wax and parchment paper, shredded paper, trash, treated wood and sawdust, yard waste and Christmas trees, recyclables, and other items defined by Dakota County Ordinance 110 as approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and published by the Department on the Dakota County Website. |
DESIGNATED LIST OF CONTAMINANTS FOR RECYCLING: | Batteries, ceramic dishware, clothing and textiles, food waste, household hazardous waste, non- recyclable paper, pallets, pet and human waste including diapers, pharmaceuticals and medicines, medical waste, plastic bags and film, metal cylinders, scrap metal, shredded paper, Styrofoam, tanglers, trash, yard waste, electronics, appliances, sharps, tires, and other items defined by Dakota County Ordinance 110 as approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and published by the Department on the Dakota County Website. |
DESIGNATED LIST OF RECYCLABLES OR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS: | Aluminum, tin and steel beverage cans, plastic beverage bottles, glass bottles and jars, newsprint, cartons, mixed paper and cardboard and other items defined by Dakota County Ordinance 110 as approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and published by the Department on the Dakota County Website. |
GARBAGE: | All putrescible waste matter or material of every kind, including animal offal and carcasses of dead animals but excluding human excreta, sewage and other water carried wastes. |
HAULER: | A licensed solid waste hauler in the city of Mendota Heights. |
LARGE EVENT VENUE WITH ORGANICS: | A public gathering of at least three hundred (300) people that generates at least one (1) ton of municipal solid waste or contracts for eight (8) cubic yard or more per location and generates organics back-of-house. Examples include but are not limited to concerts, fairs, festivals, community events, athletic tournaments, parades, etc. |
MIXED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: | Garbage, other refuse, and other solid waste from residential, commercial, industrial, and community activities which is generated and collected in aggregate, but excluding auto hulks or construction debris, mining waste, sludges, household hazardous waste, tree and agricultural wastes, tires, lead acid batteries, used oil, yard waste, and other materials collected, processed and disposed of as separate waste streams. |
MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING: | Any building used for residential purposes consisting of more than four (4) dwelling units. |
NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER: | Paper napkins, paper towels, paper plates and cups. |
ORGANICS: | Food scraps and food waste including bakery and dry goods, coffee grounds, dairy products, egg and eggshells, meat, fish, bones, produce, fruits, vegetables, and other items defined by Dakota County Ordinance 110. |
OTHER REFUSE: | Includes all organic material resulting from the manufacture, preparation, or serving of food or food products, and spoiled, decayed or waste foods from any source, nonrecyclable bottles, cans, glassware, paper or paper products, crockery, ashes, rags and discarded clothing, and other waste products, except human waste or waste resulting from building construction or demolition. |
PLASTIC BEVERAGE BOTTLES: | Includes Recyclable PET (SPI code #1), HDPE (SPI code #2), PP (SPI code #5) including containers and jugs. |
RESIDENTIAL UNITS: | Any single building consisting of one through three (3) dwelling units with individual kitchen facilities for each. |
SCHEDULED DAY: | That normal customary and scheduled day that the hauler has informed the customer or agreed with the customer to collect solid waste from the customer's residential unit. |
SOLID WASTE ABATEMENT MESSAGING: | The standardized solid waste abatement education messaging developed by the Department and published on Dakota County’s website. |
TARGETED RECYCLABLES: | Metal beverage containers, glass, plastic beverage bottles, cartons, cardboard, newsprint, or other resolution items defined by Dakota County Ordinance 110 as approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners and published by the Department on the Dakota County Website. |
YARD WASTE: | Leaves and grass clippings or other materials as may be defined by council resolution. (Ord. 264, 2-21-1989; amd. Ord. 284, 5-19-1992; Ord. 561, 12-1-2020) |