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TITLE V GARBAGE REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 5.05 DEFINITIONS

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Sections:

5.05.100  General
5.05.105  Garbage
5.05.110  Rubbish
5.05.115  Refuse
5.05.120  Person

5.05.100  General:
As used in this regulation, unless a different meaning is apparent from the context or specified elsewhere in this regulation, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

5.05.105  Garbage:
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food; dead animals, and putrescible market and industrial wastes.

5.05.110  Rubbish:
Non-putrescible solid waste consisting of materials such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, similar materials, discarded metal, auto parts, appliances and all other materials included under the term garbage excluding therefrom earth, discarded building materials and garden waste consisting of leaves, grass and garden clippings.

5.05.115  Refuse:
Garbage and/or rubbish or any mixture thereof.

5.05.120  Person:
Includes natural person, corporation, company, firm, association, organization, or combination acting as a unit, and officer, agent, employee and servant of any of the foregoing.