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 waste, excluding hazardous waste, arising from activities in public areas that has not been deposited of in a public litter container;

Examples of Litter in a sentence

  • Litter, debris, and chemicals shall be prevented from becoming a pollutant source in storm water discharges.

  • BASIS OF PAYMENT: Litter Picking will be paid for at the contract unit price per mile for LITTER PICKING.

  • The items required for Litter Picking includes but not limited to:• Debris, animal carcass, dead bushes, broken branches, limbs, discarded fruits and vegetables.• Paper and cardboard including containers and boxes.

  • The Contractor, taking into consideration lost work days due to weather, will be expected to provide the necessary number of labors to satisfactorily complete the Litter picking Work Order on time.

  • Litter Picking not authorized in writing by the Engineer will not be measured for payment.


More Definitions of Litter

Litter means any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials, or debris.
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 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 “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 any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials or debris.
Litter means any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials, or debris. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 455B.361(1))