§ 42-1. Definitions.  


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

    Garbage means all animal and vegetable matter, such as waste material and refuse from kitchens, residences, grocery stores, butcher shops, cafes, restaurants, drugstores, hotels, roominghouses, boardinghouses and apartment houses, and other deleterious substances, not to include dirt, concrete, tile, plaster, rocks, and other such substances.

    Trash means rubbish, such as feathers, coffee grounds, ashes, tin cans, paper bags, boxes, glass, newspapers, magazines, and other such paper products, grass, shrubs, flowers, yard cleanings, grass clippings, leaves, and tree trimmings, not to include dirt, concrete, tile, plaster, rocks, and other such substances.

(Ord. No. 86E, § I, 5-12-1970)