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subd. 3 "collector(s)" means any person(s) who owns, operates or leases vehicles for the purposes of collection and transportation of any type of mixed municipal solid waste, recyclables and/or yard waste. subd. 4 ,,Composted Material" means a humus (organic portion of soil) made from yard waste and used as a soil conditioner. subd. 5 "Garbage" means animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food. Subd. 6 ,,Generation" means the act or process of producing waste (as defined in Minn. Stat. Sec. 115A.03, subd. 11). Subd. 7 ,,Generator" means any person who generates waste (as defined in Minn. Stat. Sec. 115A.03, Subd. 12). Subd. 8 ,'Glass Recyclables" shall be deemed to include jars, bottles and glass containers which are transparent or translucent and primarily used for packaging and bottling of various matter. Subd. 9 "Hauler" means a collector or transporter of mixed municipal solid waste, recyclable materials, and/or yard waste. Subd. 10 "Metal Recyclables" shall be deemed to include all disposable containers fabricated primarily of tin or any other metal other than aluminum. Subd. 11 "Mixed Municipal Solid Waste" means garbage, refuse and other, solid waste from residential, commercial, industrial and community activities which is generated and collected in aggregate, but does not include auto hulks or large auto parts, street sweepings, ash, construction debris, mining waste, sludges, tree and agricultural wastes, tires and other materials collected, processed and disposed of as separate waste streams. Subd. 12 ,'Paper Recyclables" shall be deemed to include paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint. Expressly excluded, however, are all magazines or similarly constructed periodicals. Subd. 13 ,,Recyclable Materials" means materials that are separated from mixed municipal solid waste by the generator and include all items of refuse designated by the Hennepin County Department of Environment and Energy to be part of an authorized recycling program and which are intended for transportation, processing and remanufacturing or reuse. Subd. 14 "Recycling" means the process of collecting and preparing recyclable materials and reusing the materials in their original forum or using them in manufacturing processes. Subd. 15 "Refuse" means discarded waste materials in a solid or semi-liquid state, consisting of garbage, rubbish, or a combination thereof.