For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and terms are herein defined.
DEBRIS and GARDEN or LAWN TRASH. All accumulation of grass, leaves, shrubbery, vines, and trimmings. TREE LOGS or DEBRIS shall not be included unless the diameter of the tree or limb is less than three inches.
GARBAGE. Every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit, vegetable matter that attends the preparation, use, cooking and eating in, or storage of all foods, meats, fish, fowl, fruit and vegetables, and any other matter of any nature whatsoever, which is subject to decay and the generation of noxious or offensive gases or odors, or which during or after decay, may serve as breeding or feeding material for flies or other germ-carrying insects; and any bottles, cans, or other containers or paper products, utilized in normal household use, which due to their facility to retain water, may serve as breeding places for mosquitoes or other water-breeding insects. This definition of GARBAGE shall not include the items contained within the above-referenced definition for DEBRIS. GARDEN or LAWN TRASH. In order to be collected by the Sanitation Department such GARBAGE must be placed in a TRASH CAN or another approved container. Household debris is defined as anything not created by nature.
GARBAGE/TRASH CAN. A watertight container, with suitable handles and a tight-fitting lid or cover, of the type commonly sold as a "garbage can" and of a capacity of not more than 32 gallons nor less than 15 gallons.
RECYCLING. Recycling shall be limited to only newspaper, cardboard, metals, and approved plastic items, unless further noticed by the city. If you wish to recycle, any recyclable material must be placed in the appropriate Bay County/City Recycle Dumpster.
REFUSE. Garbage and trash, as hereafter defined, and all trash, rubbish, paper, glass, metal, and discarded matter which the last owner intends to abandon to the Sanitation Department for disposal, In order to be collected by the Sanitation Department, such REFUSE must be properly placed in a TRASH CAN as defined herein. Recyclable items may be deposited in the appropriate recycling dumpster at the city yard.
TRASH. Refuse, accumulation of paper, wooded or paper boxes or containers, sweepings, and all other accumulations of a nature other than GARBAGE or DEBRIS, as defined herein, which are usual to housekeeping and to the operations of stores, offices, and other business places.
WHITE GOODS/APPLIANCES. Some examples are, but not limited to: clothes washers and dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, residential furnaces, garbage disposals, trash compactors, conventional and microwave ovens, ranges and stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, etc.
(Ord. 609, passed 10-8-2013; Ord. 623, passed 10-13-2015; Ord. 633, passed 3-8-2016; Ord. 643, passed 9-13-2016; Ord. 686, passed 11-14-2017)