As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

COMMERCIAL GARBAGE: Refers to garbage produced in commercial establishments, public or quasi-public institutions or establishments, including restaurants, hotels, motels and similar establishments.

COMMUNITY WASTE: Lawn cuttings, clippings from bushes and shrubs, leaves and trees and tree branches.

CONTAINER OR REGULATION CONTAINER: A type of garbage or trash container of galvanized metal or other approved material and having a tight fitting lid, or a properly and sufficiently treated weather resistant paper bag manufactured specifically for use in garbage and refuse collection.

GARBAGE: Waste from the preparation, handling, storing, cooking or consumption of food and food products.

REFUSE: All waste matter, except garbage, attending or resulting from the occupancy of residences, apartments, hotels or other places of dwelling and from the operation of a business. Refuse shall not be deemed to include industrial waste or waste matter resulting from the construction, demolition or repair of a building or other structure.

RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE: Garbage produced in places of private residence and dining halls not open to the public. (1978 Code § 10-411)