When used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
GARBAGE: Refuse resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food or food products.
LANDSCAPE WASTE: Any vegetable or plant refuse, except garbage and refuse. The term includes trees, tree trimmings, branches, stumps, brush, weeds, leaves, grass, shrubbery, yard trimmings, and railroad tie walls that have deteriorated.
PUBLIC PLACE: Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public ways and any and all public squares, space, grounds and buildings.
REFUSE: Any discarded matter, or any matter which is to be reduced in volume or otherwise changed in chemical or physical properties in order to facilitate its discard, removal or disposal.
RUBBISH: Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes including, but not limited to, paper, wrappings, cigarettes or other tobacco products, cardboard, plastics, tin cans, glass, wood, bedding, crockery, iron, brass, tin, other metals, appliances, appliance parts, vehicle parts, rubber (including tires), plasterboard, ceramics, masonry (including bricks, cement blocks and concrete), indoor furniture placed in an outdoor environment exposed to the elements and other similar materials. (Ord. 2017-1519, 9-5-2017)