For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
GARBAGE
All waste animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable matter produced
from or resulting from the use or storage of food for human consumption.
REFUSE
All combustible and noncombustible rubbish, ashes and ordinary commercial
wastes, provided that building or construction wastes and industrial wastes
shall not be included in this definition.
SOLID WASTE
Waste, refuse, broken or rejected matter, hence anything worthless.
House offal, commonly called “garbage” or “swill,”
shall be placed in suitable watertight receptacles, properly covered and so
located that the house offal may be easily removed by persons authorized by
the Board of Health. Receptacles used for the storing of house offal shall
at all times be kept in a reasonably clean condition. No metal, glass, crockery,
poisonous substance or substances other than house offal shall be placed in
such receptacles.
In order to implement a program of recycling in conjunction with ordinary
waste disposal, residents of every household shall separate waste materials
into the following categories before depositing the same for disposal:
B. Newsprint, corrugated cardboard and recyclable paper.