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receiving garbage and refuse collection.
<br />(H) Refuse. Refuse is putrescible and nonputrescible
<br />solid waste, including garbage and rubbish. Refuse specifically
<br />excludes yard waste, recyclables, and toxic and hazardous
<br />wastes. Refuse further excludes industrial, commercial,
<br />agricultural and construction garbage or rubbish and wastes.
<br />(I) Residential Dwelling Unit. A residential dwelling
<br />unit is any single family dwelling and each unit of a duplex. A
<br />residential dwelling unit shall not include mobile homes, town
<br />houses, or apartment buildings.
<br />(J) Rubbish. Rubbish is nonputrescible solid waste,
<br />including ashes, consisting of both combustible and
<br />noncombustible wastes, including, but not limited to, wood,
<br />bedding, concrete, and other non - reusable wastes. Rubbish also
<br />includes nonrecyclable types of glass, paper, cardboard, and
<br />metal cans.
<br />(K) Toxic and Hazardous Wastes. Toxic and hazardous
<br />wastes are waste materials, including, but not limited to,
<br />poisons, pesticides, herbicides, acids, caustics, pathological
<br />wastes, radioactive materials, flammable or explosive materials,
<br />and similar harmful chemicals and wastes, which require special
<br />handling, and which must be disposed of in a manner to conserve
<br />the environment and protect the public health and safety.
<br />(L) Yard Waste. Yard waste includes grass clippings,
<br />brush, and leaves, and specifically excludes limbs, recyclables
<br />and refuse.
<br />809.040. Accumulation and Storage of Material. No person
<br />shall deposit or cause to be deposited any of the
<br />above - described materials upon any street, alley, other public
<br />ground, vacant lot, or upon any ground appurtenant to any
<br />building in the City, except in the manner provided by this
<br />Chapter.
<br />No person, except as authorized in this Chapter, shall
<br />disturb, collect, or in any manner interfere with garbage,
<br />recyclables, and other rubbish placed in containers for
<br />collection, or interfere in any manner with containers for
<br />garbage, recyclables and rubbish. Furthermore, no person shall
<br />deposit or cause to be deposited any of the above - described
<br />materials into containers for garbage, recyclables, and rubbish
<br />on private property unless authorization from the property owner
<br />has been obtained.
<br />Every property owner, occupant or owner of any dwelling
<br />unit or place of business shall control the accumulation of
<br />refuse on the premises so as to keep the premises in a clean and
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