[Ord. of 9-6-1978, § 1; Ord. of 4-1-1991, § 13; Ord. of 2-3-2003, §§ 6, 7]
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed:
ALUMINUM PRODUCTS
Uncontaminated aluminum packaging, such as pie plates and frozen dinner trays.
ASHES
The residue of coal, wood or other fuel after burning.
BULKY WASTE
Large household items, such as furniture, mattresses, major appliances, tires, scrap metal items and carpets.
CANS
Containers comprised of aluminum, tin, steel or a combination thereof, which contain or formerly contained only food and/or beverage substances.
CARDBOARD
All corrugated cardboard normally used for mailing, shipping or containerizing goods, merchandise or other material, but excluding plastic-, foam- or wax-coated or soiled cardboard.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Remains of major remodeling, construction reconstruction, repair and demolition operations on houses, apartments, pavements and other structures, such as excavated earth, stones, concrete, bricks, plaster, roofing, sheathing, lumber and insulation, as well as rubble from the installation of plumbing, heating and electrical systems.
ELECTRONICS
Computers (desktop, main frames, laptops), keyboards, mice, modems, power supplies, docking stations, cable and wiring, circuit boards, monitors, CRTs, terminals, printers, copiers, facsimile machines, telephones, cellular phones, two-way radios, walkie-talkies, pagers, beepers, answering machines, typewriters, word processors, audio visual equipment such as overhead projectors, security equipment (cameras, monitors), stereo equipment, televisions, VCRs, radios and camcorders.
GARBAGE
Organic waste, such as meat, fat, bones, fish, fruit or vegetable or any other matter used for food by human beings or used in the preparation, preservation, dressing or cooking thereof.
GLASS
All products made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone, the product being transparent or translucent and being used for the packaging or bottling of various matter and all other material commonly known as "glass," excluding, however, ceramics, light bulbs, blue and flat glass and glass commonly known as "window glass."
MAJOR APPLIANCES
Large and/or bulky household appliances (refrigerator, washer, dryer, stove, etc.) ordinarily operated by gas or electric current.
NEWSPAPER
All uncontaminated paper commonly referred to as "newsprint" and distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed thereon news and opinion and containing advertisements and other matter of public interest, and shall include supplements, comics and enclosures.
OFFICE PAPER
All bond paper, including computer printouts, stationery, photo copy and ledger from commercial waste generators.
PLASTIC
All containers made from high-density polyethylene or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), including but not limited to bottles having contained the following products: milk, water, juice, detergent, bleach, antifreeze and soda; or other resins that may be designated as a recyclable material in accordance with the Dutchess County local law providing for the mandatory collection and disposition of recyclables in Dutchess County once economic markets exist.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Office paper, cardboard, newspaper, cans, glass, plastic, aluminum products, tires, major appliances, electronics and such other materials as may be designated by the Commissioner of Solid Waste Management of Dutchess County and the Recyclables Oversight Committee established and appointed pursuant to the Dutchess County local law providing for the mandatory collection and disposition of recyclables in Dutchess County.
REFUSE
Building material and any other incombustible matter or material.
RUBBISH
Any paper, plastic, cardboard or other material used to wrap, cover or contain food, other than recyclable material as defined in this section; any other household waste resulting from the use, consumption and preparation of food; small metal household discards; miscellaneous waste material, including rags, drugs, health aids and materials, sweepings, rubber, leather, cloth, clothing, magazines, paper (other than newspapers, office paper and corrugated cardboard), waste materials from normal maintenance and repair activities, pasteboard, crockery, shells, dirt, wood and glass, other than recyclable material and construction and demolition items as defined in this section.
YARD WASTE
Grass clippings, leaves and cuttings from shrubs, hedges, trees, brush and garden debris.
[Ord. of 9-6-1978, § 1; Ord. of 4-1-1991, § 14]
No persons shall throw or deposit or procure, cause or direct the throwing or depositing or shall allow or suffer the throwing or depositing of any ashes, garbage, refuse, rubbish, recyclable material, yard waste, bulky waste, construction or demolition debris onto, on or upon any property, lot or land, either public or private or upon or into any creek, river or stream within the City of Poughkeepsie.
[Ord. of 9-6-1978, § 1; Ord. of 3-6-1989, § 14; Ord. of 11-1-1994, § 15; Ord. of 8-16-2004, § 1]
Any person violating the provisions of Section 9-47 shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine in City Court of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both, or a civil penalty recoverable in accordance with Section 9-11 of this chapter of $1,000, together with any and all costs incurred by the City for the removal of the material.
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Editor's Note: See also the penalty in Administrative Code § 10.10.