For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
GARBAGE: Any vegetable or animal refuse accumulated from kitchens, pantries, dining rooms, boardinghouses, tenement houses and dwelling houses.
GARBAGE CAN: A watertight galvanized or metallic container with a securely fitting cover and convenient handle or handles for carrying. The can will not exceed thirty five (35) gallons in capacity.
TRASH: Refuse consisting of wastepaper, broken ware, ashes, cinders, paper, discarded shoes and clothing, tin cans, bottles, wooden or paper cartons, discarded toys, and such refuse as may be termed the natural accumulation in the yards and outside premises of resident families, including trash when assembled and grass cuttings, hedge or small shrub trimmings. It does not include industrial waste, manure, debris from construction work, earth, rocks, broken concrete or any other discarded items not capable of being put in a garbage can.
TRASH RECEPTACLE: A six foot (6') metal container (commonly known as a dumpster), with securely fitting cover used exclusively for the disposal of garbage and/or trash from spilling, leaking or otherwise littering the streets and alleys of the city; or such other metal container specifically approved by the city Solid Waste Superintendent for the disposal of garbage and/or trash.
TREE LIMBS OR TREE TRIMMINGS: Tree limbs and branches not to exceed eighteen feet (18') in length. (2001 Code § 50.02; amd. Ord. 1522, 2-22-2011; 2012 Code)