For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ASHES. Residue resulting from the burning of wood, coal or other combustible material.
BUILDING MATERIAL. Lumber, brick, stone, carpet, plumbing materials, plaster, concrete, floor coverings, roofing material, gutters or other materials or substances accumulated as a result of construction, repairs or additions to existing structures or accessory structures or demolition of those.
BULK CONTAINER (DUMPSTER). A metal container with a minimum size of 400 gallons and a maximum size of 1,600 gallons, watertight, constructed with two opening side and top doors so that it can be emptied mechanically by specially equipped trucks.
BULKY ITEMS. Items such as household furnishings, white goods, mattresses, box springs, lawn equipment (i.e., mowers, wheelbarrows) and similar household items.
BUSINESS BUILDING. Any structure, whether public or private, that is adapted for transaction of business, for rendering of professional services, for amusement, for the display or sale or storage of goods, wares, merchandise, article or equipment, including hotels, apartment houses, rooming houses, office buildings, public buildings, stores, theaters, markets, restaurants, abattoirs (slaughterhouses), warehouses, sheds, barns and other structures on premises used for or adapted to business purposes.
BUSINESS TRASH. Any waste accumulation of paper, cardboard, packaging materials, rags or accumulations of incidental garbage other than household trash which is associated with the operation of stores, offices and nonresidential units.
COLLECTION. The act of removing solid waste from a point of generation to an approved disposal site. COLLECTION shall be at the curb for rollout (or backyard in special circumstances), trash, yard waste and recyclable collection.
DESIGNATED COLLECTION AREA(S). That geographic location to which the town is responsible for providing solid waste collection services. Collection points shall be at the curb for the rollout, trash, yard waste and recyclables collection.
ESTABLISHMENTS. Single-family units, special residential units, multifamily units, nonresidential units and town-owned nonresidential units.
FOUL ODOR. Offensive odors emanating from, but not limited to, garbage.
GARBAGE. The byproduct of animal or vegetable foodstuffs resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food or other matter which is subject to decomposition, decay, putrefaction and/or the generation of noxious or offensive gases or odors or which during and/or after decay may serve as breeding or feeding material for flies, insects and/or animals. All refuse to result from the use and maintenance of the property, regardless of the nature of the action thereon.
HAZARDOUS WASTES. The following is an explanation of hazardous waste as published in the North Carolina Hazardous Waste Law adopted for the Federal Environment Protection Agency (EPA). For the purposes of this chapter, the definition of hazardous waste has been condensed. The items defined are not inclusive of all items specified by the EPA regulations. HAZARDOUS WASTE is defined as potentially dangerous byproducts of our highly industrialized society that cannot be handled, treated or disposed of without special precautions. It includes ignitable, corrosive, reactive and toxic wastes such as acetone, gasoline and industrial alcohol, alkaline cleaners, acids, cyanide and chlorine, arsenic, pesticide wastes, drugs, paint, caustics, infected material, offal, fecal matter (human and animal), explosives and any other material of similar nature.
HOUSEHOLD TRASH. Any waste accumulation of paper, sweepings, rags, bottles, cans or other matter of any kind, which is usually attendant to housekeeping, excluding recyclables and garbage.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. All waste, including solids, semi-solids, sludge and liquids created by factories, processing plants or other manufacturing enterprises.
INSPECTOR. The person or persons designated by the Town Manager to perform the duties and responsibilities assigned by this chapter to the inspector.
LITTER. Any discarded man-made materials including, but not limited to, solid waste materials, industrial materials, household trash, business trash, building materials, scrap materials and hazardous waste as terms are defined in this chapter.
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNIT. Any apartment, group of apartments or condominiums used for dwelling places of three or more families.
NONRESIDENTIAL UNIT. Any retail, manufacturing, wholesale, institutional, religious, nonprofit organization, governmental or another.
PERSON. Any person, owner, agent, corporation, partnership, association, firm, receiver, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, fiduciary, occupant, lessee, tenant or representative or group of individuals or entities of any kind.
PHYSICAL DISABILITY. A medical condition verified by a registered physician that makes an individual either physically unable to bring a rollout container to the curbside for collection and/or that makes undertaking that act clearly and seriously threatening to that person's health.
PORTABLE PACKING UNIT. A metal container not exceeding 4,500 pounds gross weight with an 800 to 1,600 gallon capacity that contains a packing mechanism and an internal or external power unit.
PREMISES. Lots, sidewalks, rights-of-way, grass strips or curbs up to the edge of the pavement of any public street.
RECYCLABLES. Material designated as capable of being sorted, processed, transported and sold to markets for the re-manufacture of like or different products. Items include newspapers and accompanying inserts, glass, food and beverage containers, plastic soft drink and liquor bottles, aluminum cans, bi-metal cans, steel or tin cans, yard waste and other items determined to be recyclable by the Solid Waste Department.
RECYCLABLES BIN. A 96-gallon plastic container furnished by the town or town-designated private collector and distributed for use in the residential recyclables collection program.
REFUSE. Solid waste accumulations consisting of garbage, household trash, yard waste and business trash as herein defined.
REFUSE RECEPTACLE. A metal or plastic container resistant to rust, corrosion or rapid deterioration.
REGULAR COLLECTION. All collection services offered recurrently, at least once per week, which includes the collection of vegetable and food wastes in a manner safe to public health.
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE. Garbage and trash, which may include glass jars, bottles, steel cans, plastic soda and liquor bottles, newspaper and inserts, plastic milk and water jugs and other solid waste including yard waste. RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE shall not include discarded building materials, trees, brush and other material resulting from the activities of building contractors or lawn services, larger quantities of sod, dirt, and trash from land clearing or other material requiring special handling.
ROLL-OUT CART. A container having wheels and a hinged lid, issued by the town or by a firm under contract with the town, for the disposal of refuse and recycling as defined and prepared in accordance with this section.
SCRAP METAL. Any item creating a littered condition including, but not limited to, dilapidated furniture, appliances, machinery, equipment, building material, automotive parts, tires or other similar items which are either in a wholly or partially rusted, wrecked, junked dismantled or inoperative condition.
SEPARATE COLLECTION. All collection of specifically defined materials not associated with regular collection practices.
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNIT. Any dwelling occupied by one family.
SOLID WASTE. Accumulations consisting of any combination of business trash, garbage, household trash, bulky items, yard waste, recyclables and scrap materials and shall be collected through curbside trash, rollout, recyclables, yard waste, bulky items or business trash collection activities.
SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT. Any duplex, triplex, quadruplex or mobile home park.
TRASH. The byproduct of animal or vegetable food waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food or other matter which is subject to decomposition, decay, putrefaction and/or the generation of noxious or offensive gases or odors or which during and/or after decay may serve as breeding or feeding material for flies, insects and/or animals. All refuse to result from the use and maintenance of the property, regardless of the nature of the activity thereon except garbage (sometimes referred to as GARBAGE).
WASTE. All useless, unwanted or discarded materials resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential activities (excluding sewage).
WHITE GOODS. Large electrical goods used domestically typically white in color. Large WHITE GOODS, such as refrigerators, microwaves, washers, dryers or dishwashers will be accepted.
YARD WASTE. Grass, weeds, leaves, tree trimmings, plants, shrubbery prunings and other similar materials which are generated in the maintenance of yards and gardens, and which are separated from other solid waste materials and placed in a designated recycling collection area. YARD WASTE shall not include trees, tree limbs, brush and other material resulting from commercial tree trimmers and/or commercial lawn care services. No waste from tree removal (tree limbs, trunk, and the like) will be collected. Stumps will not be collected. Items that are over six feet long and three inches in diameter will not be accepted.
(Ord. passed 12-6-22)