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Waste (except as otherwise provided herein), untreated Medical Waste, Dead Animals
<br />weighing ten pounds (10 lbs.) or greater, solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or
<br />solid or dissolved material in irrigation return flows, or industrial discharges subject to
<br />regulation by permit, soil, dirt, rock, sand, and other natural or man-made inert solid
<br />materials used to fill land if the object of the fill is to make the land suitable for the
<br />construction of surface improvements.
<br />Unit means, collectively, Residential Units, Commercial Units, and Industrial Units.
<br />Unusual Accumulation means any Residential Unit Waste placed curbside for collection
<br />which does not meet the specifications defined by this ordinance for regular garbage, bulky
<br />waste, and brush waste.
<br />Ve etable,,,,,Waste means putrescible solid waste resulting from the processing of plants for
<br />food by a commercial establishment such as canneries. This definition does not include
<br />waste products resulting from the preparation and consumption of food in food service
<br />establishments.
<br />Waste or Waste Materials means all Residential Waste and Commercial Waste to be collected
<br />by Contractor. The term "Waste" specifically excludes Unacceptable Waste and Industrial
<br />Waste.
<br />White Goods means refrigerators, stoves and ranges, water heaters, clothes washers and
<br />dryers, freezers, swing sets, bicycles (without tires), scrap metal, copper, and other similar
<br />domestic and commercial large appliances.
<br />Yard Waste means accumulations of lawn, grass, or shrubbery cuttings or clippings, dry leaf
<br />rakings, small tree branches (not to exceed 4 feet in length or 4" in diameter), bushes or
<br />shrubs, green leaf cuttings, fruits, or other matter usually created by refuse in the care of
<br />lawns and yards, except large branches, trees, bulky or non-combustible materials not
<br />susceptible to normal loading and collection in "load packer" type sanitation equipment used
<br />for regular collections from domestic households. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all trees,
<br />shrubs, and brush trimmings must be cut, placed in Bundles and stacked at the Curbside.
<br />§ 12.04.003 Penalty.
<br />The violation of any of the provisions of this article constitutes a misdemeanor affecting the
<br />public health and safety and shall be punished by a fine in accordance with section 1.01.009
<br />of this Code of Ordinances. Offenses committed under this article are strict liability offenses.
<br />§ 12.04.004 Poly Carts and Detachable Containers.
<br />(a) The Contractor shall provide Poly Carts to Residential Unit Customers and Small
<br />Business Garbage Generators, and shall provide Detachable Containers to Commercial
<br />Unit and Industrial Unit Customers covered by §12.04.001(c) of this ordinance. Unless
<br />permission is given by the Contractor, Poly Carts and Detachable Containers shall
<br />remain at the address where delivered by the Contractor.
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