a. Commercial Customer: The term "Commercial Customer" means non-residential
<br />customers, including businesses, public or private schools, institutions, governmental
<br />agencies and all other users of commercial-type Garbage collection services.
<br />b. Container: The term “Container” means a bag, supplied by Contractor for use by the
<br />Residential Customer to set out Soft Recyclables.
<br />c. Curb or Curbside: The words "Curb" or "Curbside" relate to the homeowners'
<br />property, within five (5) feet of the Public Street or Private Road without blocking
<br />sidewalks, driveways or on-street parking. If circumstances preclude, a Curbside shall be
<br />considered a placement suitable to the resident, convenient to Contractor's equipment,
<br />and mutually agreed to by CITY and Contractor.
<br />d. Excluded Items: The term “Excluded Items” means Garbage, Hazardous Waste, large
<br />furniture, large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers, magazines,
<br />newspapers, car seats, cribs, mattresses, paint, tires, cleaners, electronic devices covered
<br />under Minnesota Statutes 115A.1310, etc. and any item heavier than fifty (50) pounds.
<br />e. Garbage: The term “Garbage” means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid and
<br />semi-solid wastes, including, but not limited to, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, grass,
<br />yard debris, leaves, swill, demolition and construction wastes, dead animals piles of
<br />debris, car parts, construction or demolition debris, any item that would be considered
<br />Hazardous Waste, or stumps.
<br />f. Hazardous Waste: The term "Hazardous Waste" means any hazardous, toxic or
<br />dangerous waste, substance or material, or contaminant, pollutant or chemical, known or
<br />unknown, defined or identified as such in any existing or future local, state or federal law,
<br />statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, guideline, decree or order relating to human
<br />health or the environment or environmental conditions, including but not limited to any
<br />substance that is defined as hazardous by 4 0 C .F .R. Part 2 61 and regulated as
<br />hazardous waste by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Subtitle C
<br />of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et
<br />seq., as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments ("HSWA") of 1984;
<br />the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; or any other federal statute
<br />or regulation governing the treatment, storage, handling or disposal of waste imposing
<br />special handling or disposal requirements similar to those required by Subtitle C of
<br />RCRA or any Minnesota statute or regulation governing the treatment, storage, handling
<br />or disposal of wastes and imposing special handling requirements similar to those
<br />required by federal law.
<br />g. Holiday: The term “Holiday” means the following days:New Year’s Day, Martin
<br />Luther King’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
<br />Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, unless otherwise
<br />specified by the CITY recycling holiday schedule.
<br />h. Residential Customer: The term “Residential Customer” means and individual or
<br />individuals residing in a living space rented, leased or owned.
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