§ 710-051. REFUSE DISPOSAL—DEFINITIONS

County Contractor. That agency authorized by agreement with the County to provide refuse removal service to County residents and businesses within the unincorporated areas of Sutter County and transport of that refuse to an approved disposal site.

Garbage. All putrescible wastes and all animal and vegetable refuse or residue that shall result from the preparation or care for, or treatment of, food stuffs, intended to be used as food, or shall have resulted from the preparation or handling of food for human consumption, or any decayed or unsound meat, fish, fruit, or vegetable matter, including containers contaminated with same.

Putrescible Wastes. "Putrescible Wastes" include wastes that are capable of being decomposed by micro-organisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances because of odors, gases or other offensive conditions, and include materials such as food wastes, offal and dead animals.

Rubbish. "Rubbish" includes non-putrescible solid wastes such as ashes, paper, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, plastics, rubber by-products or litter.

Refuse. Garbage and rubbish as herein defined.

(Ord. 1023, Sec. 2; Apr. 5, 1998)