For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
means the individual or corporation applying for a franchise
agreement to collect solid waste in the City of Irving.
means shrubs, other yard waste and tree trimmings.
means household items that cannot fit in a refuse or recycling
bag, not including broken down cardboard, large cardboard box, or
construction and demolition debris.
means waste resulting from construction or demolition projects;
includes all materials directly or indirectly the by-products of construction
work or that result from demolition of buildings and other structures,
including but not limited to tub, sink, countertop, flooring, cabinetry,
doors, windows, light fixtures, sheetrock, insulation, roofing, fencing,
concrete, asphalt, rock, dirt, bricks, sand, air conditioning systems,
pool materials/parts, other construction materials, cartons, gypsum
board, wood, excelsior (softwood shavings), rubber, and plastics.
A toilet(s) placed out for collection is not considered construction
and demolition debris.
means a metal or plastic receptacle for nonresidential refuse,
also known as a dumpster, designed to be lifted and emptied mechanically.
This term includes collection boxes for used clothing.
means any enclosed container equipped with a device which
presses garbage together.
means any material that is not accepted in curbside recycling
collection such as garbage and is included in the recycling any item
deemed hazardous, radioactive, volatile, corrosive, highly flammable,
explosive, biomedical, infectious, biohazardous, toxic or hazardous
waste as defined by applicable state law. Example hanging file folders,
copy paper wrappers, carbon paper, waxed cartons, all types of batteries,
bubble wrap, kitchen waste, hard cover books, thermal fax paper, all
types of Styrofoam, and plastic bags. The current list of contamination
items is available online on the city's website.
means a service provided to residential households for the
collecting and disposal of recyclable materials, as defined in the
current recycling materials processing contract and is available online
on the city's website.
means the director of the department designated by the city
manager to enforce and administer this article or the director's authorized
representative.
means an individual or corporation who has been issued a
solid waste collection franchise under this article.
means any worthless, unnecessary, offensive matter or solid
waste consisting of putrescible animal and vegetable waste materials
resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption
of food, including waste materials from markets, storage facilities,
handling, and sale of produce and other food products.
means a plastic bag any color other than blue or red which
meets the material specifications set forth in this chapter.
means all residue or waste resulting from manufacturing or
industrial operations or processes.
means a cardboard box of sufficient size to have contained,
but not limited to, a refrigerator, household appliance, electronics,
furniture, etc.
means an individual, corporation, government or governmental
subdivision, or an agency, trust, partnership, or two (2) or more
persons having a joint or common economic interest.
means building where individuals or a group of people such
as a congregation come to perform acts of devotion, veneration, or
religious activity.
means organic waste, such as garbage, wastewater treatment
plant sludge, and grease trap waste, that is capable of being decomposed
by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause odors or gases
or is capable of providing food for or attracting birds, animals,
and disease vectors.
means a blue translucent plastic bag used to contain recycling
materials that meets the specifications of this chapter.
means a vessel or container including recycling bags, garbage
bags, roll-off containers, and compactors used for the purpose of
holding solid waste materials.
means a structure intended for the use and occupancy as a
dwelling unit, including but not limited to structures intended for
use and occupancy as a single family, duplex or triplex.
means an open top roll-off container, typically used to dispose
of construction and demolition debris that must be serviced by a truck
equipped with a roll-off hoist.
means a method of disposing of refuse on land without creating
nuisances or hazards to public health or safety, by utilizing the
principles of engineering to confine the refuse to the smallest practical
area, to reduce it to the smallest practical volume, and to cover
it with a layer of earth at the conclusion of each day's operation
or at such more frequent intervals as may be necessary.
means any person or business providing service to a person
which produces garbage, construction and demolition debris (C&D),
brush or bulky items.
means small commercial customers are retail or light commercial
type of businesses which generate an average of no more than fifteen
(15) garbage bags of garbage per collection day.
means the business of removing wet or dry solid waste from
any premises.
shall mean an improved public road surface designed and used
for vehicular traffic and providing primary public and private access
and service, or private road conforming to public street and subdivision
standards.
means the total weight of any garbage bag or recycling bag
and contents shall be fifty (50) pounds or less.
(Ordinance 2023-10803, § 1,
adopted 10/12/2023)