§ 20-105. 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:

Compostable materials.

(1)

The term "compostable materials" means leaves, grass clippings, garden plants, wood ashes, fresh fruit, vegetable scraps, coffee grounds and commercially available compost ingredients.

(2)

The term "compostable materials" does not include meat scraps, bones, grease, oil, eggs, dairy products, branches, human or pet excreta, plastics or other materials which may adversely affect public health.

Refuse means all solid waste products which are composed wholly or partly of such materials as garbage, sweepings, cleanings, trash, rubbish, litter, industrial solid wastes or domestic solid wastes, including organic wastes or residues of animals, meat, fruit, vegetables, grains or fish; animal excreta or carcasses of animals; rubbish, including wood, leaves, vegetation, tree trimmings, dead trees and shrubs, branches, sawdust, shavings, grass, paper products, straw, rags, clothing and all other combustibles; waste matter composed of soil, clay, sand, earth, gravel, fill, stones, bricks, plaster, glass, glassware, crockery, ashes, cinders, shells, metal and other noncombustibles; waste debris resulting from the construction, demolition, repair or alteration of structures or buildings; accumulated waste materials composed of cans, containers, tires, junk, vehicle parts or other substances which may become a nuisance.

Source separated compostable materials (SSCM) means mixed municipal solid waste that:

(1)

Is separated at the source by waste generators for the purpose of preparing it for use as compost;

(2)

Is collected separately from other mixed municipal solid wastes;

(3)

Is comprised of food wastes, fish and animal waste, plant materials, diapers, sanitary products and paper that is not recyclable because the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has determined that no other person is willing to accept the paper for recycling; and

(4)

Is delivered to a facility to undergo controlled microbial degradation to yield a humus-like product meeting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) class I or class II, or equivalent, compost standards and where process residues do not exceed 15 percent by weight of the total material delivered to the facility.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 705.01; Ord. No. 711; Ord. No. 711-A1; Ord. No. 711-A2, 7-28-1976; Ord. No. 711-A3, 3-7-1984; Ord. No. 711-A4, 9-2-1987; Ord. No. 711-A5, 5-25-1988; Ord. No. 711-A6, 6-14-1989; Ord. No. 2005; Ord. No. 2006-08, 11-6-2006; Ord. No. 2008-9, 11-3-2008)