§ 27-464. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Bulk garbage container means metallic and nonmetallic containers provided by the City for the collection of garbage.

Bulk recycling container means metallic and nonmetallic containers provided by the City for the collection of recyclable materials.

Business and institutional means any commercial, industrial and institutional enterprise. Included in this category are domiciliary homes, resident schools, hotels, motels and all other like uses.

Certified recovered materials dealer means a dealer certified under this article.

Commercial establishment means any public or private place, building or enterprise zoned or used for commercial industrial uses, or used by an entity exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, whether non-profit-making in nature, except where the place, building, or enterprise constitutes a single-family residence or a multifamily residential dwelling.

Commercial rubbish means every waste accumulation of dust, paper, paper cartons, cardboard, cardboard cartons, excelsior, rags or other accumulations other than garbage or household rubbish, which are usually attendant to the operation of stores, offices and similar businesses.

Construction and demolition debris means nonhazardous and noninfectious material generally considered not to be water soluble, including but not limited to steel, concrete, glass, brick, asphalt, roofing material, or lumber from a construction or demolition project. Contamination of construction and demolition debris with any amount of other types of solid wastes will cause it to be classified as other than construction and demolition debris.

Garbage means every waste accumulation and animal and vegetable matter which attends the preparation, use, cooking, processing, handling or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruits, vegetables or other matter which is subject to decomposition, decay, putrefaction and the generation of offensive and noxious gases or odors, or which during or after decay may serve as breeding or feeding material for flies, insects or animals.

Garden trash means every waste accumulation of lawn, grass, shrubbery or dry leaf rakings, free of dirt, rocks, large branches and bulky, noncombustible material.

Hazardous wastes means materials or combinations of materials which require special management techniques because of their acute or chronic effects on air and water quality, on fish, wildlife, or other biota, and on the health and welfare of the public. These materials may include, but are not limited to, volatile, chemical, biological, explosive, flammable, radioactive, mercury containing materials, and toxic materials.

Industrial waste means every waste accumulation of metal, metal products, minerals, chemicals, rocks, cement, asphalt, tar, oil, grease, glass, crockery, rubber, tires, bottles, cans, lumber, ashes, sawdust, wastes from animal packing or slaughterhouses, or other materials usually created by commercial enterprise, but not garbage, household rubbish or commercial rubbish.

Infectious wastes means those wastes which may cause disease or reasonably be suspected of harboring pathogenic organisms; included are wastes resulting from the operation of medical clinics, hospitals, and other facilities producing wastes which may consist of, but are not limited to, diseased human and animal parts, contaminated bandages, pathological specimens, hypodermic needles, contaminated clothing and surgical gloves.

Living unit means a room or a suite of rooms occupied, or which is intended or designed to be occupied, as the home or residence of one individual, family or household for housekeeping purposes.

Multiple-family residence means all places of abode other than single-family residences. Any building or portion thereof which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of two or more families living independently of each other and not having common housekeeping units. This includes guesthouses, garage apartments, duplexes, apartment houses and all other similar or like places.

Noncombustibles means any refuse materials that are unburnable at ordinary incinerator temperatures (i.e., 800 degrees to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit), and certain other refuse which for reasons of engineering or health considerations are not acceptable for incineration. Examples are tires, rocks, sand, bricks, roofing or other building materials, metals, minerals, large quantities of glass, crockery or metal, furniture, auto bodies or parts, household appliances and other similar materials not usual to housekeeping or to the operation of stores and offices.

Recovered materials means mixed metal, which includes copper, iron, aluminum, metal alloys, or any other metallic material of value, paper, glass, plastic, textile or rubber materials that can be feasibly reused or repurposed, and have been diverted and source separated or have been removed from the solid wastestream for sale, use or reuse as raw material, whether or not the materials require subsequent processing and separation from each other; but does not include material destined for any other use that constitutes disposal. Recovered materials as described in this definition are not solid waste.

Recyclable materials means those materials which are capable of being recycled and which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as solid waste.

Recycled means any process by which solid waste, or materials which would otherwise become solid waste, are collected, separated, or processed or reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products.

Roll-off container means a metallic container used for the storage, collection, and transport of commercial, institutional, or industrial solid waste. The container is pulled onto the tilt-frame of the collection vehicle with a cable by winch, reeving cylinders, or by hooks and taken to the solid waste management facility for emptying.

Rubbish means every waste accumulation of paper scraps, dust, rags, bottles, cans or other matter, other than garbage, which is usually associated with housekeeping.

Single-family residence means all places of abode other than multiple-family residences. Any building which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of one family.

Single stream recycling means all recyclable materials may be placed in one bulk recycling container.

Solid waste means sludge unregulated under the Federal Clean Water Act or Clean Air Act, sludge from a waste treatment works, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility, or rubbish, refuse, special waste or other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, or governmental operations. Recovered materials are not solid waste.

Solid waste management means the process by which solid waste is collected, transported, stored, separated, processed, or disposed of in any other way according to an orderly, purposeful, and planned program which includes closure and long-term maintenance.

Source separated means the recovered materials are separated from solid waste where the recovered materials and solid waste are generated. The term "source separated" does not require that various types of recovered material be separated from each other and recognizes de minimis solid waste, in accordance with industry standard and practices, may be included in the recovered materials.

Temporary bulk container means a bulk garbage or bulk recycling container that is placed for a specific event and not emptied on a regular basis.

Tree trimmings means every waste accumulation of palm fronds, tree branches, parts of trees, bushes or shrubs, green leaf cuttings, coconuts, fruits or other matter usually created as refuse in the care of trees and large bushes.

(Code 1973, § 17-1; Code 1992, § 27-276; Ord. No. 96-G, § 2, 4-22-1993; Ord. No. 248-G, §§ 1—6, 10-3-1996; Ord. No. 751-G, §§ 1—4, 9-15-2005; Ord. No. 142-H, § 1, 11-24-2014)