§ 36-19. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Ashes means the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, solid waste, wastewater sludge, or other combustible materials.

Garbage means rejected food wastes, including waste accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter used or intended for food or that results from the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in, or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit, or vegetable matter.

Litter means any garbage, rubbish, ashes, waste material of any kind or other substance thrown, placed or allowed to remain on the ground, public streets, sidewalks or any public or private property, or in any other manner constituting a nuisance.

Rubbish means nonputrescible solid waste, excluding ashes, consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste, including paper, cardboard, metal containers, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, demolished building materials, or litter of any kind that may be a detriment to the public health and safety.

Solid waste means garbage, rubbish, ashes, refuse, incinerator ash, incinerator residue, street cleanings, municipal and industrial sludges, solid commercial and solid industrial waste, and animal waste other than organic waste generated in the production of livestock and poultry. However, the term "solid waste" does not include those items excluded from the definition of the term "solid waste" in MCL 324.11506.

(Ord. No. 1086, 6-18-2013)