Athens City Code

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

Ashes includes the waste products from coal, wood, and other fuels used for cooking and heating from all public and private residences and establishments.

Collector means any person, firm, or corporation that collects, transports, or disposes of any refuse within the corporate limits of the city.

Garbage means all animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of foods.

Refuse means all solid wastes, except body wastes, and includes garbage, ashes, and rubbish (trash).

Rubbish includes wastepaper, tin cans, broken ware, discarded shoes and clothing, bottles, grass cuttings, or nonputrescible solid wastes. The term "rubbish" shall not include debris from construction or repair work, trees or tree trimmings, bricks or rocks, or any other waste that is likely to cause damage to the equipment of the city or injury to its employees or is likely, because of the nature, size, or weight of the material, to cause undue hardship on the collector.

(Code 1972, § 8-101; Code 1995, § 17-101)