For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
BULKY WASTE: Stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines, furniture and other waste materials other than construction debris, dead animals, hazardous waste or stable matter with weights or volumes greater than those allowed for containers for residential customers and in bins for commercial and industrial customers.
BUNDLES: Items not measuring in excess of forty-eight (48) inches in length and fifty (50) pounds in weight, and which are securely fastened together, including, but not limited to, brush, and tree trimmings.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: The authorized employee or employees of the City or an individual designated by the Mayor and City Council as having the duty of the enforcement of this Chapter.
COLLECTOR: The person holding a license or contract with the city, or employed and thereby authorized and designated by the city, to collect, handle, transport and dispose of refuse and wastes.
CONTAINER: A large capacity receptacle designed for the collection of solid waste or recyclable materials that are created or accumulated at commercial or multi-family premises with four (4) or more units, including front loading containers, rear loading containers, and roll-off containers; also known colloquially as a dumpster.
GARBAGE: Includes all putrescible waste, except sewage and body waste, including waste accumulation of animal, food or vegetable matter, and including waste that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit and vegetables; and includes all of such wastes or accumulations of vegetable matter of residences, restaurants, hotels and places where food is prepared for human consumption. "Garbage" does not include recognized industrial byproducts,"bulky waste", "construction debris", "dead animals", "hazardous waste", rubbish or "stable matter".
PROHIBITED WASTE:
A. Includes any wastes that have any of the following general characteristics:
1. Extreme temperature;
2. Harmful vapors;
3. The presence of corrosive, flammable, explosive or toxic chemicals;
4. Any materials with physical or other properties which render collection operations hazardous; or
5. Any materials which create a risk to the environment or public health and safety.
B. In addition to wastes with the general characteristics described above, prohibited wastes include:
1. Liquid wastes, both bulk and contained;
2. Tires;
3. Any material regulated by the state of Idaho or the United States environmental protection agency (40 CFR 260-268) as hazardous waste;
4. Any equipment or machines containing refrigerants;
5. Infectious wastes generated from business sources, such as hospitals, clinics, medical, surgical, dental, nursing homes, veterinarian offices, and laboratories. Generators of infectious waste are required to sterilize, package or otherwise process the infectious waste so that it may be collected without hazard to collection personnel and the general public; and
6. Dead animal remains in an amount exceeding ten (10) pounds, excluding animal carcasses if broken down and placed into plastic waste bags and into a lidded, airtight and watertight container.
PUTRESCIBLE WASTE: Waste that can decay and stink or become putrid.
REFUSE: Solid wastes, including garbage and rubbish.
RUBBISH: Refuse other than garbage; such as tin cans, bottles, ashes, paper, pasteboard, cardboard or wooden boxes, brush, leaves, weeds, and cutting from trees, lawns, shrubs and gardens, or other waste materials produced in the normal course of doing business or in everyday living. "Rubbish" does not include recognized industrial byproducts.
WASTE: Unwanted solid, liquid or gaseous materials. (Ord. 1468 § 2, 2019: Prior code § 8-1-1)