Health and Safety Code section 117475

For the purpose of this article the term “garbage” includes any or all of the following:

(a)

Garbage.

(b)

Swill.

(c)

Refuse.

(d)

Cans.

(e)

Bottles.

(f)

Paper.

(g)

Vegetable matter.

(h)

Carcass of any dead animal.

(i)

Offal from any slaughter pen or butcher shop.

(j)

Trash.

(k)

Rubbish.
( l) Radioactive waste materials.

(m)

Discarded, nonbiodegradable materials including plastics or damaged or broken marine equipment.

Source: Section 117475, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=117475.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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