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ORDINANCE NO. 14-01 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9—LICENSE AND BUSINESS <br /> REGUALTIONS OF CITY CODE RELATING TO SOLID WASTE AND <br /> RECYCLABLES <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES DOES ORDAIN THAT: <br /> SECTION 1. Pequot Lakes City Code, Chapter 9—License and Business Regulations, is <br /> hereby amended to add a new Article 9 to read as follows: <br /> ARTICLE 9. RULES,REGULATIONS AND LICENSING RELATING TO SOLID <br /> WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL <br /> Section 9-9.1. DEFINITIONS <br /> The following terms, as used in this Section, shall have the meanings stated: <br /> 1. Collection is the aggregation of mixed municipal solid waste, yard waste and/or <br /> separate waste streams from the place at which it is generated and includes all activities <br /> up to the time the mixed municipal solid waste, yard waste and/or separate waste stream <br /> is delivered to a waste facility. <br /> 2. Compostable materials include but are not limited to kitchen wastes, food wastes, <br /> paper wastes, and other clean organic wastes, but not including yard waste. <br /> 3. Garbage is discarded material resulting from the handling,processing, storage, <br /> preparation, serving and consumption of food. <br /> 4. Mixed municipal solid waste shall mean garbage, refuse and other solid waste <br /> from residential, commercial, industrial, and community activities which is generated and <br /> collected in aggregate, but does not include recyclable materials, auto hulks, street <br /> sweepings, ash, construction debris, mining waste, sludge,tires, lead acid batteries, used <br /> oil, infectious waste and other materials collected, processed and disposed of as separate <br /> waste streams. <br /> 5. Recyclable materials shall mean materials that are separated from mixed <br /> municipal solid waste for the purpose of recycling, including, but not limited to, paper, <br /> glass bottles, metal,plastic containers, and other materials. <br /> 6. Recycling is the process of collecting and preparing recyclable materials and <br /> reusing them in their original form or using them in manufacturing processes that do not <br /> cause the destruction of recyclable materials in a manner that precludes further use. <br /> 7. Refuse is putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste, except body wastes, and <br /> ia.., includes garbage and rubbish. <br /> 1 <br />