§ 12-1. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

Commercial customer means a person, business, corporation, institution or other entity which accumulates or holds solid waste for collection at a location other than single family residences, duplexes, triplexes or quadplexes.

Construction debris means refuse items such as dirt, concrete, rocks, boards, metal or other hard dry substances and other such items not defined as solid waste.

Green waste means such items as grass clippings, weeds, leaves, tree limbs and branches, shrubs, and any other plant waste matter.

Household hazardous waste means any solid waste identified or listed as a solid waste by the administrator of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to federal law. Hazardous waste includes but is not limited to pool chemicals, corrosive solvents, oil, batteries, and paint.

Recyclable materials means discarded materials which have been separated from other solid waste materials and placed at a designated location for the purpose of collection and recycling. These materials include but are not limited to newspapers, magazines, aluminum and steel cans, glass containers, polyethylene plastics and such other items as may be designated recyclable by the City of Pearland.

Residential customer means an owner, occupant, tenant, lessee or resident, that receives solid waste collection service at single family residences, duplexes, triplexes or quadplexes.

Solid waste means any and all garbage, trash, refuse and other discarded materials held or accumulated in containers, including without limitation, animal and waste materials resulting from the preparation, processing or consumption of food; combustible waste materials such as paper, rags, cartons, boxes, plastics; noncombustible materials such as glass, crockery and metal cans. Solid waste shall not include hazardous or special waste.

Special waste means any substance identified or listed as special waste from healthcare related facilities in the Texas Administrative Code. Special waste includes, but is not limited to, health care facility waste, human body parts, human body fluids, hypodermic syringes/needles and other such items that may be a threat to public health.

(Ord. No. 181-8, § 2, 7-14-03; Ord. No. 181-9, § 1(1-1), 10-26-09)