For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"BUILDING MATERIALS." Any materials such as lumber, brick, plaster, sheetrock, concrete, asphalt, shingles, wire mesh, gutters, or other items accumulated as a result of repairs or additions to existing buildings, construction of new buildings, demolition of existing structures or landscaping.
"COMMERCIAL REFUSE." All refuse (other than ashes, dead animals, leaves, tree trimmings, hazardous refuse, or animal litter), incidental to the ordinary conduct of retail, wholesale, commercial or multi-family uses.
"EXTRA PICKUP." The unscheduled pickup of a customer's solid waste container due to the customer's specific request or a return to the customer's location due to the collection truck not being afforded access to the solid waste container or the customer's failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
"GARBAGE." All solid waste capable of being rapidly decomposed by microorganisms, including, but not limited to, animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, but excluding sewage, human waste, building materials and clean yard trash.
"HAZARDOUS WASTE." Materials such as cleaning fluids, crankcase oil, cutting oils, paints, solvents, explosives, acids, caustic poisons, drugs, chemical pesticides, radioactive products, infectious or infected materials, offal fecal matter or any other material deemed to be “hazardous waste” under state or federal law.
"MIXED AND MISCELLANEOUS WASTE." All refuse resulting from the use and maintenance of property, regardless of the nature of the activity thereon, except garbage, furniture, appliances and hazardous waste.
"REFUSE." Solid waste material consisting of garbage and mixed and miscellaneous waste.
"ROLL-OUT CART." A 90-gallon container, having wheels with a hinged lid, issued by the town for the disposal of refuse as defined herein.
"SOLID WASTE CONTAINER." A metal container of two cubic yards or greater capacity capable of being emptied in the ordinary course of business by town equipment. Solid waste container shall include those containers typically known as "dumpsters".
"WET GARBAGE." Refuse from which liquids have not been properly separated, or drained, or refuse which has not been containerized to prevent leakage.
"YARD TRASH." Leaves, grass trimmings, shrubs or shrub trimmings, tree trimmings and other plant waste other than garbage.
(Ord. 1346, passed 8-26-99)