For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES or DIRECTOR. The Director of Public Services of the city.
GARBAGE. As the term is commonly used and understood, which includes, but is not limited to the following:
(1) All kitchen waste, including cans, bottles, household food, accumulations of animal food or vegetable and other organic matter attendant to the preparation, use, cooking, serving and consumption of food;
(2) All other organic materials subject to decomposition, decay, putrefaction or the generation of noxious or offensive gases or odors which, after decay, could serve as breeding grounds for flies, insects or animals. GARBAGE does not include dead animals, human waste or animal manure.
(3) General household trash and refuse that cannot be recycled, including ashes, empty cartons, crates, boxes, wrapping materials, clothing, fabric and similar materials.
RECYCLABLES. Materials deemed suitable for recycling as determined by the waste hauler or licensed contractor utilized by the city for such services. Such materials typically include certain kinds of glass, plastics, cardboard and metals. Those materials that are considered recyclable can and will change from time to time dependent on market factors, contractual terms and related issues.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT. A house, apartment, mobile home or other legal dwelling place used for human habitation within the corporate limits of the city.
RUBBISH. Includes waste from construction or remodeling, concrete, rocks, sod, earth, automobile or truck parts, tires, manufacturing or trade waste accumulated by residential, commercial, individual or institutional uses and includes all other waste products not heretofore defined under this section. RUBBISH is a category separate from garbage and/or recyclables, and cannot be placed in garbage/trash or recycling bins or containers for curbside pick-up.
TRASH. Inorganic waste materials. Also, see definition of GARBAGE above.
(Ord. 669, passed 5-9-2022)