A. "Garbage" means putrescible animal or vegetable matter, and containers used for the storage thereof. "Garbage" does not include source-separated recyclables or yard waste.

B. "Hazardous waste" means that waste defined in Health and Safety Code Section 25117.

C. "Medical waste" means that waste defined in Health and Safety Code Section 25023.2

D. "Rubbish" means all nonputrescible waste matter, whether combustible or noncombustible, except hazardous waste and medical waste.

E. "Waste" means the useless, unused, unwanted or discarded material resulting from normal community activities, or materials which by their presence may injuriously affect the health, safety and comfort of persons and depreciate property values in the vicinity thereof. "Waste" shall include, but not be limited to garbage, putrescible organic material, rubbish, offal, swill, animal excreta, rubble, plaster or other waste resulting from the demolition, burning, alteration or construction of buildings or structures.

F. "Source-separated recyclables" means non-putrescible materials that are separated by the generator from other waste material for the purpose of reuse or recycling, by placing the recyclables in separate containers, or by binding them separately; the recyclable material is then kept separate from general rubbish by the collector and processor, and is returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused or reconstituted products which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace. Source separated recyclables contain no more than 20% of material which is disposed of as refuse by the collector or their subcontractors.

G. "Yard waste" means grass, weeds, leaves, tree trimmings, plants, shrubbery prunings, and such other similar materials which are generated in the maintenance of yards, gardens or landscaping, and which are separated by the generator from other solid waste materials for the purpose of recycling or composting, and which are taken by the hauler to a recycling or composting facility. (Ord. 6549-NS § 2, 2000: Ord. 6517-NS § 2, 1999; Ord. 6319-NS § 2 (part), 1996)