RUBBISH, as used in this chapter, shall be defined to include refuse matter, combustible and noncombustible, including tin cans, metal cans and containers, bottles, papers, ashes, wire, box strappings, packing materials, lawn trimmings, trees, parts of trees, plants and other nursery stock, and parts thereof, crockery, glass, brick, cement, motor vehicle body parts, and discarded mechanisms, and all other material and matter similar to that mentioned in this chapter.
(`83 Code, § 8.16.010)