“Bulk material” means wood, household discards such as furniture, rugs, large pieces of metal, tree limbs, bagged yard rakings or trimmings, or other similar material except decaying food items and dead animals too large to fit in the authorized container.

“Garbage” means all wastes liable to decay, except sewage and body wastes, including all organic wastes that have been prepared for, or intended to be used as, food or have resulted from the preparation of food, including all such substances from all public and private establishments and residences.

“Hazardous waste” means waste with properties making it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment when improperly handled or released to the environment. As defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), hazardous wastes are wastes that meet a particular listing description or that exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity).

“Recyclable material” means a material or group of materials that can be processed into a form suitable for reuse through reprocessing or remanufacture.

“Refuse” means all garbage and trash and recyclables.

“Trash” means all nondecaying wastes. [Ordinance #415, 2022; Ordinance #380, 2016; Resolution #1532, 2016; prior code § 9-1-1.]