For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACTIVE COLLECTION UNIT.
(1) Unless otherwise established in a written contract to which the town is a party, each under construction and newly constructed unit shall not be an ACTIVE COLLECTION UNIT or charged for collection hereunder until occupied.
(2) Except for the circumstance of division (1) of this definition above, if town water or sewer is connected and being billed by the town, that unit is an ACTIVE COLLECTION UNIT and the charges under this chapter shall be made and due unless and to the extent that collection unit expressly notifies the Clerk- Treasurer in writing that the unit has made other arrangements for collection and disposition of garbage and rubbish. Each notice shall be continuing and non-revocable without the prior written consent of the town, except in accordance with division (2)(b) of this definition below:
(a) Within 30 days of this chapter’s adoption; or
(b) Within ten days of a change of occupancy of the collection unit documented to the reasonable satisfaction of the town and a change of designation of that town’s customer for water or sewer service to that collection unit.
APPROVED BUNDLE. This shall not exceed three feet in length, be more than two feet in width or depth or less than one cubic foot in volume. An APPROVED BUNDLE may not weigh more than 60 pounds and must not come apart when handled.
APPROVED CONTAINER. A water-tight covered receptacle, not exceeding 35 gallons, and neither larger, nor heavier, than an approved bundle, and must not come apart when handled.
COLLECTION UNIT. A single-family dwelling unit occupied by one person or a single family or one governmental, business or professional enterprise and any comparable situation outside of the town which asks to be included and are expressly approved by the Council, pending further Council action.
COMPOSTABLES. All leaves, grass, brush, limbs, not trees and similar vegetable matter, yard waste and COMPOSTABLE containers then accepted in the town’s composting program, as provided in a duly adopted policy of the Town Council.
GARBAGE. All and every refuse accumulation of animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable matter that results from the preparation, use, cooking, retail or wholesale dealing in, or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable and shall include garbage wrapped in paper or its equivalent. It shall further mean and include tin cans, glass, bottles and broken crockery which have been used as food or beverage holders, also old bottles, glass, china and crockery.
RECYCLABLE.
(1) Newspaper, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, plastic containers, aluminum, tin cans and glass bottles and jars and other items then accepted in the town’s waste recycling program, as established, and policies as are adopted and published as legal notices from time to time by the Town Council.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing definitions of garbage and rubbish, items included in this definition shall take precedence, with the effect that the items so described shall be RECYCLABLES.
RUBBISH. Material other than garbage, resulting from ordinary household operations including such items as tin cans, glass, bottles, ashes, papers, magazine and news prints, boxes, rags, old shoes and small cartons. Burning barrels will not be emptied, but empty burning barrels will be taken.
(Prior Code, § 51.02) (Ord. 1994-7, passed - - 1994)