Definitions. In this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
BULK TRASH
Furniture, bedding, televisions, computers, rags and carpeting,
doors, windows, tires of passenger vehicles and metal BBQs so long
as such trash was generated on or at the residential premises. Trash
that is too large to fit into the trash container and weighs no more
than 60 lbs will be subject to limitations in size and pickup as advertised
by the Public Works Department on the City website.
COLLECTIBLE TRASH
Household trash, white goods, bulk trash, yard waste and
recyclables.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
Building materials including but not limited to lumber, concrete,
sheetrock, shingles, bricks and siding.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any item the handling of which could cause harm to the collector,
including but not limited to pressured containers, explosives, paint,
poisons, caustics, gasoline and oil, excrement (excluding diapers
and tightly wrapped pet waste), automotive parts, acid car batteries,
fluorescent light bulbs, oil-based paints, automotive fluids and fuels,
gas grill propane tanks, photographic chemicals, cleaning agents,
helium balloon tanks, poisons, household batteries, solvents, varnishes
and stains, driveway sealers, insecticides, herbicides and fertilizers,
swimming pool chemicals, fire extinguishers, mercury and other hazardous
materials.
HOUSEHOLD TRASH
Food waste, trash and refuse normally generated in a household
which can be contained in a trash container. Household trash shall
not include white goods and appliances, bulk trash, recyclables, yard
waste, building materials, furniture or hazardous waste or construction
debris, or any trash or debris not generated on or at the residential
premises.
RECYCLABLES
All materials which can be separated, collected, processed
and returned to the economic stream in the form of raw materials or
products, including newspapers, glass, plastic containers, cardboard
and cans. Because materials for recycling can change over time, residents
are encouraged to consult the City website for acceptable materials.
TOTERS
City supplied mobile trash collection carts and the lids
fitting them.
WHITE GOODS
Motorized appliances ordinarily used in a home or business,
subject to size and weight limits as published by the City. Water
heaters and metal BBQs are considered white goods.
YARD WASTE
Leaves, grass clippings, plant cuttings, brush, yard debris,
as well as branches and shrubs, if less than three inches in diameter
and no longer than four feet, bundled and tied and not weighing more
than 40 lbs. Any yard waste must be from the yard of the applicable
residential premises.