§ 42-201. Definitions.

For the purpose of this article the following words and phrases shall have the meanings herein:

Bulky refuse means discarded appliances such as stoves, water tanks, refrigerators, washing machines and discarded furniture or similar bulky materials having a weight greater than 75 pounds and/or volume greater than 35 gallons.

Cart means the wheeled, mechanically dumped, usually plastic container, with a capacity in excess of 80 gallons, as distributed by the city, or its authorized collector for use by the public as a refuse container.

City means the City of Olive Branch, Mississippi.

Garbage means every accumulation of both animal and vegetable matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or storage of meat, fish, fowl, fruits or vegetables, cans or other containers originally used for foodstuffs.

Hazardous substance means any substance which (a) is designated as hazardous, toxic or dangerous or similarly designated under any environmental laws, (b) is regulated under any environmental laws or by any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, or (c) could be a hazard to health, safety or property values. Without limiting the foregoing, the term "hazardous substance" shall also include underground storage tanks, asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and petroleum products. Moreover, the term "hazardous substance" also shall mean any form of explosive, radioactive material, hazardous waste, toxic substance, or related material, any material which is in fact hazardous to life or property and any other substances and/or material defined or designated as a hazardous or toxic substance, or waste by any federal, state or local law or environmental statute, regulation, or article.

Industrial waste means all such refuse peculiar to industrial, manufacturing or processing plants and shall include hazardous refuse.

Person means every natural person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation.

Public place means parks, docks, wharves, water or open adjacent spaces thereto and public yards, grounds and areas and all open spaces between buildings and streets and in view of such streets.

Refuse is a comprehensive term meaning any worthless material leaving to be discarded, including, but not limited to, garbage, bulky refuse, rubbish and industrial and hazardous substance.

Rubbish/trash means all nonputrescible solid waste except building material, bulky refuse, hazardous substance and industrial waste.

Public view means being in view from the front view of the residence.

Environmental laws means all law relating to hazardous waste, chemical substances or mixtures or hazardous, toxic, dangerous or unhealthy substances or conditions or relating to the interaction of the use or ownership of property and the environment, whether such law is: (a) criminal or civil, (b) federal, state or local, or (c) statutory, common law or administrative rules, regulations, orders and/or decrees.

(Ord. of 1-16-07(2), § I; Ord. of 11-15-16(2), § 1)