§ 55-1. Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:

Commercial establishment. Private, nonresidential business entity that generates commercial solid waste

Commercial solid waste. All types of solid waste generated by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and other nonmanufacturing activities, excluding residential and industrial waste.

Contractor. The service provider designated by the city to provide municipal solid waste collection services.

Garbage. All residential and commercial garbage shall mean "municipal solid waste" as defined by O.C.G.A. § 12-8-22.

Municipal solid waste. All solid waste derived from households, including garbage, trash, and sanitary waste in septic tanks and means solid waste from single-family and multifamily residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, campgrounds, picnic grounds, and day use recreation areas. The term includes yard trimmings, construction or demolition waste, and commercial solid waste but does not include solid waste from mining, agricultural, or silvicultural operations or industrial processes or operations.

Plastic carts. Carts provided by the city or its contractor capable of being emptied by mechanical means.

(Ord. No. 2018-04-123, 6-27-2018)