Whenever used in this chapter the following words and terms shall have the meaning herein ascribed to them.
(A) “COLLECTOR” means any person entering into a contract with the city for the removal of refuse as provided by this chapter;
(B) “GARBAGE” means all putrescible wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including food wastes resulting from the handling, preparation and consumption of food, and includes all such substances from all public and private establishments and residences;
(C) “REFUSE OR SOLID WASTE” means garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes and all other liquid or solid putrescible and nonputrescible wastes, except sewage, from all public and private establishments and residences;
(D) “RUBBISH” means all nonputrescible solid wastes, consisting of wastepaper, cardboard, wood, tin cans, glass, bottles, yard clippings, tree limbs, bedding, metals, trash, sweepings and all other similar substances which may become nuisances, from all public and private establishments and residences. Rocks, dirt, car bodies, and scrap iron are excluded.