9.12.010 - DEFINITIONS
A. "Solid waste" includes garbage and refuse. B. "Garbage" means all putrescible material including animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food; except carcasses of dead animals, sewage, sewage sludge, and human body wastes. C. "Refuse" includes ashes, paper, plastic, cardboard, and other wastes which may be wind transported, except paper or cardboard baled or packaged, and except construction and demolition wastes, appliances, furniture, trees, stumps, branches, and other oversize wastes, leaves, grass, and plant cuttings; however, leaves, grass, and plant cuttings shall not be excluded from normal collection. D. "Recyclable material" means products recovered from waste generated at residential units, including, but not limited to, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, glass containers, metal containers, scrap metal, motor oil and certain plastics. E. "Single-family dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit other than an apartment house, hotel, motel, nursing home, boardinghouse, or roominghouse used for occupancy by one family in accordance with the zoning code. Where 2, 3, or 4 single-family dwelling units are on one lot or parcel, in one building or separate buildings, they shall constitute separate dwelling units even if on one water service. F. "Bi-weekly" means once every two weeks. G. "Commercial locations" includes all locations within the city and other than single-family dwelling units, as defined herein. H. "WUTC" means the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. [Ord. 10892 §1, 1997; Ord. 9949 §1, 1989; Ord. 9851 §1, 1988; Ord. 8293 §1, 1974]
