For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given herein unless different meanings are
clearly indicated by the context:
AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment engaged in the rearing and slaughtering
of animals and the processing of animal products or orchard and field
crops.
AUTOMATED RECYCLING CONTAINER
City-issued size as approved by Common Council container
for the purposes of holding recyclable materials for pickup by City
Contractor.
AUTOMATED REFUSE CONTAINER
City issued size as approved by Common Council container
for the purposes of holding garbage and rubbish for pickup by City
Contractor.
BIMETAL CONTAINER
A container for beverages that is made primarily of a combination
of steel and aluminum.
BRUSH SITE
A site designated by the City of Onalaska Board of Public
Works where citizens may drop off brush, shrubs, branches, and other
tree waste meeting criteria established by the Board.
BULKY WASTE
Items whose large size precludes or complicates their handling
by normal collection, processing or disposal methods.
CITY SERVICE DWELLING UNIT
Any building containing four or less dwelling units or any
condominium or any manufactured home park that receives refuse and
recycling collection service from the City of Onalaska.
COMMERCIAL UNIT
Commercial units shall be all property other than City-serviced
dwelling units and multifamily dwellings and shall include boardinghouses,
motels and resorts.
CONTRACTOR
The entity which the City contracts with for solid waste
collection services.
CURB
The back edge or curb and gutter along a paved street or
where one would be if the street was paved and had curb and gutter.
DEMOLITION WASTES
That portion of solid wastes consisting of wastes from the
repair, remodeling or reconstruction of buildings, such as lumber,
roofing and sheathing scraps, rubble, broken concrete, asphalt and
plaster, conduit, pipe, wire, insulation and any other materials resulting
from the demolition of buildings and improvements.
DISPOSAL
The orderly process of discarding useless or unwanted material.
DNR
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
DUMP
A land site where solid waste is disposed of in a manner
that does not protect the environment.
DUMPSTER SIZING
Recommend dumpster size for multiple-family dwelling use
shall be a minimum of 0.5 cubic yard per unit (e.g. four unit = two
cubic yards; six unit = three cubic yards, etc.). If the property
owner wishes to utilize a smaller size, he/she shall provide adequate
proof of the Inspection Department that refuse generation will be
less than average at the proposed site. If loose debris becomes a
problem at any residential or nonresidential dumpster location, the
Inspection Department, in its discretion, may require pickup more
frequently or a larger-size dumpster.
DWELLING UNIT
A place of habitation occupied by a normal single-family
unit or a combination of persons who may be considered as equivalent
to a single-family unit for the purposes of this division.
ENCLOSURES FOR DUMPSTERS
An enclosure designed to screen and adequately house refuse
and recycling containers and dumpsters, constructed with like materials
which match the principal structure's architecture.
GARBAGE
Includes every refuse accumulation of animals, fruit or vegetable
matter, liquid or otherwise that attends the preparation, use, cooking,
dealing in, or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables originally
used for foodstuffs.
GLASS CONTAINER
A container in which food or beverages are sold that are
made of clear, green, or brown glass. Drinking glasses or crystal
are not included.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Those wastes such as toxic, radioactive or pathogenic substances
which require special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons
or damage to property and the environment.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Waste material, except garbage, rubbish and refuse, directly
or indirectly resulting from an industrial processing or manufacturing
operation.
LANDFILL
A land site where solid waste is disposed of in a manner
to provide protections for the environment, in accordance with state
regulations.
LARGE ITEM
Any item that does not fit into City-issued automated carts
with lid closed.
LITTER
Solid waste scattered about in a careless manner, usually
rubbish.
MAJOR APPLIANCE
A residential or commercial air conditioner, clothes dryer,
clothes washer, dishwasher, freezer, microwave oven, oven, refrigerator,
stove, furnaces, boilers, dehumidifiers, water heaters, and any other
appliances designated by the Board of Public Works.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING
A building under one ownership containing five or more dwelling
units, including those which are occupied seasonally.
NONCOLLECTIBLE MATERIAL
Includes lead-acid batteries; major appliances, waste oil;
hazardous waste; toxic waste; chemicals; explosives or ammunition;
tires. Appliances or materials that may be designated by the Board
of Public Works.
NONRESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE
Solid waste from agricultural, commercial, industrial or
institutional activities or a building or group of buildings consisting
of four or more dwelling units.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, local
governmental unit, as defined in § 66.0131(1), Wis. Stats.,
state agency or authority or federal agency.
PLASTIC BOTTLE
A Number 1 through Number 7 type plastic bottle or jug.
PLASTIC CONTAINER
An individual, separate, rigid plastic bottle, can, jar,
or carton, except for a blister pack, that is originally used to contain
a product that is the subject of a retail sale.
POSTCONSUMER WASTE
Solid waste other than solid waste generated in the production
of goods, hazardous waste as defined in § 289.01, Wis. Stats.,
waste from construction and demolition of structures, scrap automobiles,
or high-volume industrial waste, as defined in § 289.01,
Wis. Stats.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Includes yard waste; aluminum containers; glass containers;
Plastic #1, #2, #4, #6; newspaper; steel containers; fiber board;
corrugated; and bimetal containers, and other items or materials that
may be designated by the Board of Public Works.
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE
All solid waste that normally originates in a residential
environment from residential dwelling units.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT
Residential unit shall mean an individual household capable
of independent habitation by a family unit. A single-family dwelling
shall be considered to be one residential unit; multifamily dwelling
shall be considered to be multiple residential units, the number of
residential units to equal the number of family units to be housed
therein. Residential units shall not include boarding houses, motels
or resorts.
RUBBISH
Includes combustible and noncombustible waste material, except
rocks, concrete, bricks and similar solid materials, plaster or dirt,
that is incidental to the operation of a building and shall include,
by way of enumeration but not by way of limitation, tin cans, bottles,
rags, paper, cardboard, sweepings.
SCAVENGING
The uncontrolled removal of materials at any point in solid
waste management.
SOLID WASTE
Garbage, rubbish, recyclables and other useless, unwanted
or discarded material from agricultural, residential, commercial,
industrial or institutional activities. Solid waste does not include
solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage.
SOLID WASTE TREATMENT
Any method, technique or process which is designed to change
the physical, chemical, or biological character, or composition of
solid waste. Treatment includes incineration.
STEEL CONTAINER
A steel food or beverage container, commonly referred to
as a tin can.
STORAGE
The interim containment of solid waste in an approved manner
after generation and prior to collection and ultimate disposal.
STORAGE AREAS
Areas where persons place containers during non-collection
days as well as areas where containers are set out on collection day.
WASTE TIRE
A tire that is no longer suitable for its original purpose
because of wear, damage, or defect.
WHITE GOODS
Heavy consumer durables, namely large appliances such as
air conditioners, refrigerators, stoves etc.
YARD WASTE
Leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush,
including clean woody vegetative material no greater than 1/2 inch
in diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots, or shrubs with
intact root balls.
YARD WASTE SITE
A site designated by the City of Onalaska Board of Public
Works where citizens may drop off non-woody yard waste.
YARD WASTE STICKER
Yearly sticker for purchase to receive yard waste disposal
curbside by contractor. Cost as noted in City Fee Schedule.