A. “City” means the city, acting through its city council and/or its city manager.

B. “Collection” means the operation of gathering together and transporting to the point of disposal garbage, rubbish and waste material.

C. “Contractor” means the person, persons, firm or corporation entering into a contract with the city for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish and waste material.

D. “Department” means the city public works department.

E. “Disposal” means the complete operation of treating and/or disposing of the accumulation of garbage, rubbish and waste material, and the product or residue arising from such treatment.

F. “Garbage” means and includes all animal and vegetable refuse from kitchens, all household waste which has been prepared from food or shall have resulted from the preparation of food, all table refuse or offal, and every accumulation of animal, vegetable, or other matter that attends the preparation, consumption, marketing, packing, canning, storage, and decay of meat, fish, fowl and vegetables, and fruit intended for human consumption; also dead animals and the accumulation from restaurant grease traps, but not dishwater nor wastewater.

G. “Nonresidential customer” means any owner of property provided solid waste services that is not a three (3) unit or less residential family dwelling, including industrial and commercial properties.

H. “Person” means and includes individuals, firms, associations and corporations.

I. “Rubbish” means and includes tree and shrubbery trimmings, lawn renovating grass, weeds, leaves, chips, paper, pasteboard, magazines and books, rags, rubber, carpets, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, straw packing, boxes and cartons, crates, packing materials, furniture and all other kinds of combustible rubbish, trash or waste material which ordinarily accumulates in the operation of a household or business. “Rubbish” does not include manure or waste from any poultry yard or stable.

J. “Waste material” means and includes broken crockery, broken glass, ashes, cinders, shells, bottles, tin cans, metals and other similar noncombustible waste material resulting from the operation of a household or business, but does not include discarded automobile or truck bodies or other bulky or heavy objects, nor waste material resulting from any manufacturing, building or construction operation. [Ord. 04-06 § 2; Ord. 04-03 § 2; prior code § 11.08.010.]