§ 377-22. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

GLASS CONTAINERS

All containers made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone, the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packaging or bottling of various matter and all other material commonly known as glass.

NEWSPAPER

Shall be deemed to include paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly having printed thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other matters of public interest. Magazines and periodicals as well as all other paper products of any nature are not considered newspaper.

NONRESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

Commercial, industrial, institutional and municipal establishment. Nonresidential facilities shall also include events which are sponsored either by a private entity or in whole or in part by a municipality that will be attended by 200 or more individuals per day.

RECYCLABLES

Includes office and mixed paper, office paper, cardboard and flat board newspapers, including colored inserts, empty aerosol cans, junk mail, manila and brown folders, glossy paper and magazines, telephone books, bimetal, tin, steel containers and aluminum cans, clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars, and plastic (Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7). Excluded are hazardous waste, medical waste, syringes, food waste, toner cartridges, glass panes, Pyrex, food containers, and all styrofoam products.

[Amended 1-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2012-16]

SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

Materials that are separated from municipal waste at a point of origin for the purpose of recycling. The term is limited to those items as set forth in the definition of "recyclables."

Added 1-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2012-16