Litter definition

Litter means any object or matter which is discarded by a person in any place except in an approved receptacle provided for that purpose or at a waste handling facility or waste disposal facility;
Litter means all refuse and includes any other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as prohibited under these Bye-Laws, tends to create uncleanliness or a danger or nuisance to public health, safety or welfare.
Litter means any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials, or debris.

Examples of Litter in a sentence

  • Litter bins will be emptied and the immediate vicinity checked for cleanliness by one of the two crews on duty in the WNW Locality Team.

  • Litter removed from the picnic area grounds and barrels before being allowed to accumulate outside of the barrels.

  • The Parties acknowledge the WMF Litter Projects Working Group established in 2017 of which the Recipient is a member.

  • The Recipient will maintain the appointment of an appropriately trained, qualified, and experienced representative on the WMF Litter Projects Working Group for the duration of the Project.

  • Litter bins will be emptied and the immediate vicinity checked for cleanliness by one of the crews on duty in the WNW Locality Team.


More Definitions of Litter

Litter means waste, excluding hazardous waste, arising from activities in public areas that has not been deposited of in a public litter container;
Litter means any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials, or debris not exceeding 10 pounds in weight or 15 cubic feet in volume. Litter includes but is not limited to empty beverage containers, cigarette butts, food waste packaging, other food or candy wrappers, handbills, empty cartons, or boxes.
Litter means all refuse and include any other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as prohibited under these bye-laws, tends to create nuisance, or a danger to life, environment, public health, safety and welfare;
Litter means “garbage”, “refuse”, and “rubbish” as defined herein and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
Litter means waste, excluding hazardous waste, that has been thrown, dropped, deposited, spilled or in any other way discarded somewhere other than in a receptacle, and “littering” has a corresponding meaning;
Litter means discarded and abandoned solid waste materials that are not special waste or industrial waste.
Litter means any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials, or debris. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 455B.361(1))