For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

    "Apartment complex" means any single property lot with more than one multifamily residential building.

    "Ashes" means the residue of combustion of such fuels as wood, coal, coke, charcoal and similar materials.

    "Combustible waste" means all waste substances capable of burning, including garbage, paper, rags, excelsior, wood, grass, leaves and similar materials.

    "Garbage" means all putrescible animal solid, vegetable solid and semisolid wastes resulting from processing, handling, preparation, cooking, serving or consumption of food or food materials.

    "Hazardous waste" means a solid waste or a combination of solid wastes, that because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may:

    1.    Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or

    2.    Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.

    "Industrial process waste" includes, but is not limited to, oils, lubricants, resins, chemical catalysts, distillation bottoms, ink, paint, sludges, grinding sludges, incinerator ash, core stand, metallic dust sweepings, material which may create asbestos dust, contaminated or recalled wholesale or retail products.

    "Infectious waste" means waste that epidemiological evidence indicated is capable of transmitting a dangerous communicable disease (as defined by rule adopted under Indiana Code, 16-1-9.5-1). Infectious waste includes the following:

    1.    Pathological wastes, including tissue, organs, body parts and blood or body fluids in liquid or semi-liquid form that are removed during surgery, biopsy or autopsy;

    2.    Biological cultures and associated biologicals;

    3.    Contaminated sharps;

    4.    Infectious agent stock and associated biologicals;

    5.    Blood and blood products in liquid or semi-liquid form;

    6.    Laboratory animal carcasses, body parts and bedding;

    7.    Wastes.

    "Noncombustible waste" means all waste substances incapable of burning, including tin cans, tinware and other metallic substances, bottles, glassware, earthenware, ashes and similar materials and, also, discarded articles, the greater part of which is incapable of burning, such as roofing material, electric batteries, etc.

    "Not for profit establishment" means those establishments which are in compliance with USCS Code Section 501(c) as being tax exempt.

    "Putrescible waste" means waste that is subject to organic decomposition.

    "Refuse" means all nonputrescible wastes.

    "Responsible party" means person or persons held accountable for the illegal placement of waste in recycling or solid waste containers.

    "Solid waste land disposal facility" means a solid waste facility in or upon the land into which solid waste is disposed. Permitted solid waste land disposal facilities shall be classified into one of the following types:

    1.    Sanitary landfill;

    2.    Construction/demolition sites;

    3.    Restricted waste sites.

    "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, sludge from a water supply treatment plant, sludge from a pollution control facility or other discarded material including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining or agricultural operations or from community activities.

    "Yard waste" means all vegetative matter including grass, weeds, leaves, brush, tree trimmings, hedge clippings and garden waste. (Ord. 93-9 § 1, 1993)