For purposes of this chapter, the following words are defined in this section:
ACT. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, as it now exists or may be subsequently amended, found in Cal. Public Resource Code §§ 40000 et seq., and implementing regulations.
BEAR-RESISTANT SOLID WASTE CONTAINER. A 90- to 96-gallon, covered, wheeled container with a bear-resistant latching lid and steel reinforcement, to be used for the temporary accumulation of solid waste at residential premises and suitable for automated collection.
BIN or RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE BIN. A state-of-the-art bin or solid waste container with a capacity of between one and three cubic yards, designed for mechanical pickup by collection vehicles and equipped with a lid, or where appropriate for the premises served, a roll-off or drop box or compactor.
BULKY ITEMS. Large and small household appliances, furniture, carpets, mattresses, oversized yard waste such as tree trunks and branches if no larger than two feet in diameter and four feet in length, and similar large items discarded by residential service recipients.
CITY. The City of Monrovia, California, a municipal corporation.
CITY MANAGER. The City Manager of the city, or the City Manager's designated representative.
COLLECTION AGREEMENT. An agreement between the city and a solid waste enterprise, entered into pursuant to Chapter 8.08 of Title 8, for the provision of solid waste and recyclable materials collection services for residential premises in the city. A COLLECTION AGREEMENT may be characterized as a contract or a franchise.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE. Any solid waste or debris generated as the result of construction or demolition, including without limitation, discarded packaging or containers and waste construction materials, whether brought on-site for fabrication or used in construction or resulting from demolition, excluding liquid waste and hazardous waste.
CUSTOMER. A person in charge of day-to-day activities at a residential premises.
ELECTRONIC WASTE. Discarded cellular telephones; corded and cordless telephones; televisions; DVD, Blu-ray, and video cassette players and recorders; tape recorders and players; radios; electronic game consoles;
microwave ovens; computer and computer peripheral equipment and accessories; printers; copiers; fax machines; scanners; disk drives and hard drives; audio components such as amplifiers and tuners; projectors; modems and routers; and television accessories used to stream signals from a computer or the Internet to a television.
GREEN WASTE. Leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches, limbs and other forms of organic materials generated from landscapes or gardens at residential premises, and incidental pieces of scrap lumber no longer than 24 inches long, separated from other solid waste. GREEN WASTE includes Christmas trees but does not include stumps or branches exceeding three inches in diameter or three feet in length, or palm fronds or yucca leaves, which are not suitable for composting.
GREEN WASTE BARREL. A 90 or 60-gallon container with cover and wheels, suitable for automated collection, to be provided to residential customers by the person having a contract or franchise for the provision of such services and used for the temporary accumulation and collection of green waste.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. Any substance, waste or mixture of wastes defined as a “Hazardous Substance” or “Hazardous Waste” pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 USC 6901 et seq., the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USC 9601 et seq., and all future amendments to either of them, or as defined pursuant to the California Hazardous Substances Account Act, Cal. Health and Safety Code §§ 25300 et seq., and any consumer products with any of the characteristics of a hazardous substance. Where there is a conflict in the definitions employed by two or more agencies having jurisdiction over hazardous or solid waste, the term “Hazardous Waste” shall be construed to have the broader, more encompassing definition.
IN THE CITY OR WITHIN THE CITY. All of the territory within the corporate boundaries of the city as such boundaries exist on the effective date of this definition or may thereafter exist by virtue of annexation of territory to or detachment of territory from the boundaries of the city.
MULTI-UNIT PREMISES. Those multi-unit residential premises that receive collection of solid waste using bins, and not residential solid waste containers.
MUNICIPAL CODE. The Monrovia Municipal Code.
RATE. The charge to a residential solid waste customer for solid waste and recyclable materials services provided by the franchised hauler.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. Those materials that are suitable for recycling including, but not limited to, newspapers (including inserts and coupons); glass jars and bottles; cans (aluminum, bi-metal and tin cans); mixed paper (brown bags, cereal boxes, colored paper, computer paper, construction paper, cracker boxes, envelopes, junk mail, legal pad backings, paper egg cartons, shoe boxes, and white paper; telephone books; magazines and catalogs; corrugated cardboard; chipboard; aluminum foil and trays; aerosol cans; scrap metal; plastic containers (1-7); plastic bags.
RECYCLING. The process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become solid waste, and returning them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials for new, reused, or reconstituted products which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace. RECYCLING does not include “Transformation” as defined in Cal. Public Resources Code § 40201.
RECYCLING CONTAINER. A 90-gallon container suitable for automated collection, to be provided to residential customers and used for the temporary accumulation and collection of recyclable materials.
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES. A residential dwelling unit comprised of either a detached building, or each unit of a multi-family dwelling with separate kitchen and bathing facilities, including mobile home parks. RESIDENTIAL PREMISES shall not include hotels, motels, nursing homes, convalescent centers, barracks, dormitories or other similar places or institutions.
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE CONTAINER. A 90-, 60-, or 30-gallon container provided to residential customers, to be used for the temporary accumulation of solid waste at residential premises and suitable for automated collection.
SOLID WASTE. Shall have the meaning set forth in Cal. Public Resources Code § 40191, and includes “green waste.”
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTION SERVICES. The collection, storage, transfer, recycling, processing and disposal of solid waste, and the collection, storage, transfer and processing of recyclable materials.
SOLID WASTE ENTERPRISE. Any individual, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated private organization, or private corporation regularly engaged in the business of providing solid waste and recyclable materials collection services.
STATE. The State of California.
(`83 Code, § 8.08.020) (Ord. 99-05 § 2, 1999; Ord. 2009-05 § 1, 2009; Ord. 2014-07 § 1, 2014)