For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ASHES. Refuse resulting from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible material.
AUTOMATIC CONTAINERS. Water-proof, odor-proof containers, in size from one cubic yard to eight yards, approved by the town for use in commercial, business, industrial, residential and other approved areas.
BUSINESS BUILDING. Any structure, whether public or private, that is adapted for the transaction of business; rendering professional services; amusement; the display, sale or storage of goods, wares, merchandise, articles or equipment; and including hotels, office buildings, public buildings, stores, theaters, markets, restaurants, abattoirs, warehouses, sheds, barns and other structures on premises used for or adapted to business purposes.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. Debris from construction, remodeling and repair operations on houses, commercial buildings and other structures, including, but not limited to, excavated earth, stones, brick, plaster, lumber, concrete and waste parts occasioned by installations and replacements.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. The Director of Public Works of the town or his or her agent.
GARBAGE. Animal and vegetable refuse resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, including a minimum amount of liquid necessarily incidental thereto.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. Sawdust, shavings, feathers, excelsior, cartons, boxes, metal, glass, paper, wood, textiles, chemicals, plastic or other waste materials from processing plants, factories or manufacturing operations.
REFUSE. Solid waste, including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish and ashes.
RUBBISH. Refuse exclusive of garbage and ashes, and including, but not limited to, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, trees, bush and hedge branches, cuttings and trimmings, yard trimmings, grass, leaves, tin cans, metals, small mineral matter, glass, crockery, dirt, earth and dust.
WASTE. Useless, unused, unwanted or discarded materials resulting from natural community activities, including solids, liquids and gases.
(Ord. passed 7-1-2011)