Columbia Definitions ordinance (§ 22-156)

For the purpose of this article, the following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed:

Battery, or lead-acid battery. A battery designed to contain lead and sulfuric acid with a nominal voltage of at least six (6) volts and of the type intended for use in motor vehicles and watercraft.

Bioreactor landfill. A landfill to which liquid is added to actively manage decomposition of waste and enhance gas recovery.

Bulky item. Any single item which cannot be contained in a refuse bag, can be easily collected by two (2) persons, as determined by the director, and weighs less than fifty (50) pounds.

Clean commingled fibers. Commingled loads of mixed paper product, such as cardboard, chipboard, newsprint, magazines and office paper, shall be considered clean if containing less than five (5) percent of non-recyclable materials and no glass.

Clean commingled containers. Commingled loads of containers, such as #1 through #7 rigid container plastics, aluminum beverage cans, glass jars and bottles and tin cans, shall be considered clean if containing less than five

(5) percent of non-recyclable materials.

Clean fill. Uncontaminated soil, rock, sand, gravel, concrete, asphaltic concrete, cinderblocks, brick, minimal amounts of wood and metal, and inert solids as approved by rule or policy of the state department of natural resources for fill, reclamation or other beneficial use.

Clean old corrugated cardboard. Boxes made from fibrous containerboard used in packaging applications that are free of a plastic liner, Styrofoam and other contaminants.

Commercial. All types of solid wastes generated by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses and other nonresidential entities.

Director. The director of utilities or the director's designee.

Food waste compostables. Uneaten food and food preparation wastes, free of contaminants such as wrappers, from residences and commercial establishments such as grocery stores, restaurants, and produce stands, institutional cafeterias and kitchens, and industrial sources such as employee lunchrooms.

Garbage. Refuse containing food wastes from homes, kitchens, apartments, hotels, restaurants, fraternity houses, sorority houses, stores, markets, and similar establishments.

Holidays. All holidays observed by the city.

Household hazardous waste. Small quantities of hazardous waste generated by use within residences which are exempt from regulation under the provisions of Sections 260.350 to 260.434, RSMo., but are considered flammable, explosive, corrosive, toxic or radioactive and considered a threat to the health or environment.

Major appliance. Clothes washers and dryers, water heaters, trash compactors, dishwashers, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves, woodstoves, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers.

Mixed materials. Loads of commingled recyclables that have greater than five (5) percent non-recyclable material or consist of a mix of fibers and containers.

Recyclable item. Recyclable items shall include aluminum and tin cans, #1 through #7 rigid container plastics, glass, cardboard, newsprint, magazines and catalogs, chipboard and any other item duly designated by regulation by the director.

Refuse. All solid wastes.

Refuse cart. A residential container provided by the City of Columbia for the disposal and collection of refuse by residential customers with a capacity of either 35-gallon, 65-gallon or 95-gallon capacity.

Residential unit. Premises used as residence for one or more persons which contains one kitchen unit, except for multiple kitchen residences owned or occupied by the same family.

Separated materials. Separated materials, such as full loads of a single accepted recyclable, having less than two

(2) percent of non-recyclable materials and requiring no processing other than baling or stockpile for resale.

Solid waste. Garbage and other discarded materials including, but not limited to, solid and semisolid waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural, governmental and domestic activities, but does not include hazardous waste.

Tire. A continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering encircling the wheel of a motor vehicle or trailer as defined in RSMo Ch. 301.

Unacceptable recyclable materials. Loads that contain more than twenty (20) percent non-recyclable material, liquid saturated fibers or hazardous materials shall be deemed unacceptable and shall be directed to the landfill for disposal.

Yard Waste. Leaves, grass clippings, brush and limbs, yard and garden vegetation and Christmas trees. The term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.