Garbage is waste that decays, including:

• Kitchen and table food wastes
• Animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the storage, preparation, cooking, processing or handling of foodstuffs.
• Non-perishable wastes that are mixed in the same container with or contaminated by perishable wastes.
• Small dead animals not exceeding five (5) pounds in weight.
• Any easily decomposable waste material that is likely to attract flies, vermin, birds or rodents. 

Garbage does NOT include:

• Materials that are separated and set aside for recycling or composting. 
• Hazardous materials, including household hazardous material, sewage, sewage sludge, human excrement, animal excrement or yard waste.